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Claude cloud agents are here

How to run Claude Code in the cloud (and a free $100 in credits)

Jeff Morhous
Oct 01, 2026
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Claude Code cloud agents are here, and you can get a free $100 in credits!

There’s a lot of reasons you might want to use Claude Code in the cloud, rather than your laptop, and this is my favorite.

Tired of keeping your laptop half-open to keep Claude Code running? Built a  fix. : r/ClaudeAI
There’s a better way!

Sure, you can turn off sleep for your computer. But Cloud agents in Claude let you pick up tasks on your phone too!

How to start Claude Code in the cloud

You can start a cloud session from most anywhere.

  • Browser: claude.ai/code, AKA “Claude Code on the web”

  • Mobile: the Code tab in the Claude app

  • Desktop app: select Cloud instead of Local when you start a session

  • Terminal: claude --cloud

  • Routines: scheduled and triggered runs each run as a cloud session

How to claim $100 in Claude cloud credits

Anthropic is offering $100 in Cloud sessions before October 8th. I’ll show you how to redeem, plus give you a few resources for getting the most out of those cloud sessions.

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