I'm a heavy Codex/Claude Code user, and I wanted to hand off tasks to agents like I would to an engineer - kick something off before work, let it scaffold while I'm at lunch, even come back to a ready PR.
The problem: existing alternatives use workspace VMs that are black boxes. I have no access to any of them - they can't run tests, read logs, or use tools like the Playwright MCP (which I use to verify agents actually fixed what they claim to fix).
Replicas gives agents real cloud workspaces where they can: - Run your test suite and read the output - Use MCPs like Playwright for browser debugging - Access logs and services running locally - Iterate iterate iterate iterate
How it works: - Make a workspace snapshot (e.g install all your dependencies, tooling, env vars) - Start a workspace - Chat with Codex from dashboard or SSH in / open in VSCode And let it run :)
The key difference is that you have full SSH access to your workspaces just by running "replicas connect workspace-name". Install anything, run anything, configure anything.
We're very early (v0), so I'd love any feedback that anyone has! Some things I am working on: - Faster boot up times for workspaces - Claude Code support! - Easier setup of snapshots!
Try it: https://replicas.dev Happy to answer any questions!