Cloud and background agents

Remote jobs that return durable patches, branches, pull requests, or results.

Compare cloud and background agents across platforms, source model, execution boundary, workflow, and current open-source project data.
CriterionOpenAI Codex cloudGitHub Copilot cloud agentDevinJulesClaude Code on the webCursor Cloud AgentsWarp OzOnaCyrusv0.2.73Jira Coding AgentFactory Droid Computers / cloud sessionsCodegen agentGitLab Duo Developer FlowCoder Agentsv2.38.0Replit Agent background tasksOpenHands Cloudopenhands/0.79.0Open SWEdesktop-v0.3.3Amazon Q Developer for GitHubSentry Seer
Product identity
Source modelHosted service↗Hosted service↗Hosted service↗Hosted service↗Hosted service↗Hosted service↗Hosted service↗Hosted service↗Split source↗Hosted service↗Hosted service↗Hosted service↗Split source↗Split source↗Hosted service↗Source available↗Open source↗Hosted service↗Hosted service↗
Primary workflow objectRemote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗Remote job↗
Product statusActive↗Active↗Active↗Beta↗Beta↗Active↗Active↗Active↗Active↗Active↗Active↗Active↗Active↗Beta↗Active↗Active↗Active↗Beta↗Active↗
Execution and data boundary
Execution locationVendor cloud↗Vendor cloud↗Vendor cloud↗Vendor cloud↗Vendor cloud, Paired machine↗Vendor cloud, User cloud↗Vendor cloud↗Vendor cloud↗Local daemon, User cloud, Vendor cloud↗Vendor cloud↗Vendor cloud, User cloud↗Vendor cloud↗User cloud, Local process↗User cloud↗Vendor cloud↗Vendor cloud, User cloud↗Container, User cloud↗Vendor cloud↗Vendor cloud↗
Intake
Repository or issue intakeBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Limited↗Limited↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗
Task intake surfacesBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Web, mobile web, CLI, API, Slack, and Linear↗Ona task interface and automations↗Linear, GitHub, GitLab, Slack, and messaging integrations↗Jira work item, assignment, Agent sessions, and Jira Automation↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗
Supported code hostsBuilt in↗Built in↗Via integration↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownUnknownGitHub and GitLab↗GitHub Cloud and Bitbucket Cloud↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗
Hosting
Hosted isolated environmentBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Limited↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Limited↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownBuilt in↗
Reproducible environment setupBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗UnknownUnknown
Execution ownerOpenAI cloud↗GitHub cloud↗Devin cloud↗Google cloud↗Anthropic cloud↗Cursor cloud or self-hosted↗Warp or self-hosted runner↗Ona↗Operator-controlled machine or server, or Cyrus-managed cloud↗Atlassian-hosted Jira cloud session↗Factory cloud or operator machine↗Codegen cloud↗Customer CI runner or local IDE↗Operator Coder deployment↗Replit cloud↗OpenHands cloud or enterprise self-host↗Operator deployment on LangGraph-compatible infrastructure↗AWS managed service↗Sentry managed service↗
Isolation unitFresh container per task↗Ephemeral GitHub Actions environment↗Fresh VM from a saved snapshot↗Fresh cloud VM per task↗Fresh isolated VM per session↗Isolated VM↗UnknownCloud development environment↗Per-issue Git worktree with optional Cyrus sandbox controls↗Dedicated per-session sandbox containing only the selected repository↗Cloud computer from a template↗Isolated sandbox per agent context↗CI job or local process↗Provisioned Coder workspace↗Durable Replit workspace↗Sandboxed OpenHands runtime↗Per-task sandbox↗Managed review job↗Per-issue Autofix run↗
Observability
Live progress and logsBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗
Live steering or takeoverBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownUnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownBuilt in↗
Human takeover or local handoffLimited↗Limited↗Built in↗Limited↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownUnknownLimited↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Limited↗Limited↗Limited↗
Result
Patch, branch, or pull request resultBuilt in↗Built in↗Via integration↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Limited↗Limited↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗
Durable result typePatch, branch, or pull request↗Pull request with commits↗Branch or pull request↗Branch and pull request↗Branch, pull request, or local CLI handoff↗Pushed branch or pull request↗Tracked agent run with repository changes↗Pull request↗Issue updates, commits, pull request, or merge request↗Code changes on a branch and optional draft pull request↗Reviewable diff, branch, or pull request↗Branch or pull request↗Commit or draft merge request↗Workspace files, diff, and attachments↗Checkpoint, app, or deployment↗Repository changes or pull request↗Branch and pull request↗GitHub review findings and suggested changes↗Root-cause analysis, patch, and pull request↗
Lifecycle
Parallel task runsBuilt in↗UnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownUnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownUnknown
Documented run limitUnknown59 minutes↗Unknown15 / 100 / 300 daily; 3 / 15 / 60 concurrent↗UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownSession expires after 7 days of inactivity↗UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown1 concurrent on Core; up to 10 on Pro↗UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Security
Agent network policyBuilt in↗Built in↗UnknownUnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗UnknownUnknownBuilt in↗UnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Context
Repository instructionsBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Limited↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Unknown
Automation
Event, schedule, or API automationBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗UnknownBuilt in↗Built in↗Built in↗Built in↗
Open-source project
Repository metric scopeWhat the joined repository represents for this product column.Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedRepository metrics cover the Apache-2.0 community deployment; vendor-hosted services are outside the repository.↗Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedWhole GitLab monorepo; GitLab Duo Developer Flow is one feature within it.↗Whole Coder platform monorepo, not only Coder Agents.↗Not trackedOpenHands Cloud deployment charts and control-plane source, not the separate core agent repository.↗Product repository↗Not trackedNot tracked
Latest verified releaseNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedv0.2.73↗Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedv19.2.7-ee · repository tag↗v2.38.0↗Not trackedopenhands/0.79.0↗desktop-v0.3.3↗Not trackedNot tracked
Release dateNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot tracked2026-09-30↗Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot applicable↗2026-10-06↗Not tracked2026-10-08↗2026-10-07↗Not trackedNot tracked
Repository licenseNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedApache-2.0↗Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedMixed: MIT, CC BY-SA 4.0, and separate GitLab Enterprise/JH terms↗Mixed: AGPL-3.0 and Coder Enterprise License↗Not trackedPolyForm-Free-Trial-1.0.0↗MIT↗Not trackedNot tracked
Repository starsNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot tracked850↗Not trackedNot trackedNot tracked6.2K↗16.9K↗Not tracked85↗10.8K↗Not trackedNot tracked
Repository forksNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot tracked177↗Not trackedNot trackedNot tracked12.5K↗1.6K↗Not tracked48↗1.3K↗Not trackedNot tracked
Open repository issuesNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot tracked126↗Not trackedNot trackedNot tracked0↗1.1K↗Not tracked134↗117↗Not trackedNot tracked
Contributor entriesNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot tracked29↗Not trackedNot trackedNot tracked418↗280↗Not tracked24↗63↗Not trackedNot tracked
Source lines at measured refPinned to a verified stable release, a clearly labelled prerelease, or an exact default-branch commit.Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot tracked94.1K↗Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot measured↗1.1M↗Not tracked14.9K↗227.2K↗Not trackedNot tracked
Primary languageNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedTypeScript 96.15%↗Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedRuby 67.95%↗Go 75.13%↗Not trackedPython 47.76%↗Python 63.26%↗Not trackedNot tracked
Repository sizeNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot tracked18.5 MB↗Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot publicly exposed↗570.1 MB↗Not tracked5.2 MB↗70.5 MB↗Not trackedNot tracked
Repository last pushNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot tracked2026-10-09↗Not trackedNot trackedNot tracked2026-10-09↗2026-10-09↗Not tracked2026-10-09↗2026-10-09↗Not trackedNot tracked
Repository statusNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedActive repository↗Not trackedNot trackedNot trackedActive repository↗Active repository↗Not trackedActive repository↗Active repository↗Not trackedNot tracked
Repository data refreshedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot trackedNot tracked2026-10-09↗Not trackedNot trackedNot tracked2026-10-09↗2026-10-09↗Not tracked2026-10-09↗2026-10-09↗Not trackedNot tracked

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