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# Replicas
> The background coding agent. Delegate tasks to coding agents that work in sandboxed development environments. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Home: https://replicas.dev/
- Docs: https://docs.replicas.dev
- Pricing: https://replicas.dev/pricing
- Enterprise: https://replicas.dev/enterprise
- iOS app: https://replicas.dev/mobile
- Blog: https://replicas.dev/blog
- Resources: https://replicas.dev/resources
- Coding agent alternatives: https://replicas.dev/alternatives
- Devin alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/devin-alternatives
- Cursor alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/cursor-alternatives
- Claude Code alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/claude-code-alternatives
- Replit alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/replit-alternatives
- GitHub Copilot alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/github-copilot-alternatives
- Windsurf alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/windsurf-alternatives
- Factory alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/factory-alternatives
- Codex alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/codex-alternatives
- OpenCode alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/opencode-alternatives
- Cline alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/cline-alternatives
- OpenHands alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/openhands-alternatives
- Coder alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/coder-alternatives
- Warp alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/warp-alternatives
- Tabnine alternatives: https://replicas.dev/resources/tabnine-alternatives
- Replicas vs Devin: https://replicas.dev/resources/replicas-vs-devin
- Replicas vs Cursor: https://replicas.dev/resources/replicas-vs-cursor
- Replicas vs Claude Code: https://replicas.dev/resources/replicas-vs-claude-code
- Codex vs Claude Code: https://replicas.dev/resources/codex-vs-claude-code
- Codex vs Claude Code (Markdown): https://replicas.dev/resources/codex-vs-claude-code.md
- OpenCode vs Claude Code: https://replicas.dev/resources/opencode-vs-claude-code
- Cursor pricing: https://replicas.dev/resources/cursor-pricing
- Devin pricing: https://replicas.dev/resources/devin-pricing
- Cloud coding agents: https://replicas.dev/resources/cloud-coding-agents
- Cloud dev environments for coding agents: https://replicas.dev/resources/cloud-dev-environments-for-coding-agents
- Multi-agent orchestration for coding agents: https://replicas.dev/resources/multi-agent-orchestration-for-coding-agents
- AI software engineer: https://replicas.dev/resources/ai-software-engineer
- Agent orchestration for software teams: https://replicas.dev/resources/agent-orchestration
- AI agent orchestrators: https://replicas.dev/resources/ai-agent-orchestrators
- How to orchestrate coding agents: https://replicas.dev/resources/how-to-orchestrate-coding-agents
- MCP OAuth explained: https://replicas.dev/resources/mcp-oauth
- What is an AI software factory: https://replicas.dev/resources/what-is-a-software-factory
- How to build an AI software factory: https://replicas.dev/resources/how-to-build-a-software-factory
- Claude Code in the cloud: https://replicas.dev/resources/claude-code-in-the-cloud
- Claude Code cloud sessions: https://replicas.dev/resources/claude-code-cloud-sessions
- Codex in the cloud: https://replicas.dev/resources/codex-in-the-cloud
- Background coding agents: https://replicas.dev/resources/background-coding-agents
- AI coding agents: https://replicas.dev/ai-coding-agents
- Best cloud coding agents: https://replicas.dev/best-cloud-coding-agents
- AI code review agent: https://replicas.dev/resources/ai-code-review-agent
- Automated code operations: https://replicas.dev/resources/automated-code-operations-cloud-coding-agents
- Best AI coding tools in 2026: https://replicas.dev/resources/best-ai-coding-tools-2026
- Best agentic coding tools in 2026: https://replicas.dev/resources/best-agentic-coding-tools-2026
- Slack to coding agent: https://replicas.dev/use-cases/slack-to-coding-agent
- PostHog AI product engineer: https://replicas.dev/resources/posthog-ai-product-engineer
- Get started: https://app.replicas.dev/auth
- Auth notes: https://replicas.dev/auth.md
- Book a demo: https://cal.com/connor-replicas/30min
- Contact: founders@replicas.dev
## How it works
- **Assign from anywhere:** From Linear, Slack, GitHub, GitLab, or the dashboard. No new workflow.
- **Work with any harness:** Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or Opencode — each in its own Linux VM.
- **Review what comes back:** A pull request, a reply, a recording. Merge it, comment on it, or send it again.
## Integrations
Start agents wherever work shows up.
- **Dashboard:** Chat directly from the web for full control. Watch the diff, steer the plan, and pair with the agent when you want to.
- **Slack:** Ping Replicas from any channel to start work instantly. No context switching, just agents running where your team already talks.
- **Linear:** Turn issues into active agent runs. Replicas reads the ticket, gathers context, and starts implementation without another handoff.
- **GitHub & GitLab:** Tag Replicas inside a comment or pull request. The agent investigates the codebase, tests a fix, and comes back with changes ready to review.
- **Automations & API:** Fire a run from a schedule, a webhook, or one API call. Replicas provisions the workspace and reports back with nobody in the room.
```
POST /v1/replica
{
"repository": "acme/app",
"message": "Add dark mode",
"coding_agent": "claude"
}
```
## Analytics
Every minute is attributable — to a source, a person, a harness, a model, the credential that paid for it, and the skills and MCP servers the agent reached for.
## Sandboxed environments
Each task runs in an isolated Linux VM you configure once: warm hooks preinstall dependencies and images before a machine is claimed, MCPs, skills, files, and variables come with it, and agents drive a real desktop and browser to verify their own work.
## Customers
Engineering teams hand code review, recurring maintenance, and feature work to agents running in the cloud, then measure exactly what shipped.
### Vela: How Vela made engineering reviews 3× faster with cloud agents
> With Replicas, everyone on the team investigates issues and pushes new features, all with reduced review times that allow us to provide our customers a better product, faster. At the same time, we keep costs low by using our own harnesses and models. In hindsight, I can't see how we did things before Replicas.
>
> — Saatvik Korisepati, Co-Founder & President, Vela
- **3×** faster engineering reviews
Read the story: https://replicas.dev/customers/vela
Markdown: https://replicas.dev/customers/vela.md
### Utility Profit: How Utility Profit ships code across all departments with cloud agents
> What Replicas changed for us isn’t just how fast our engineers move — it’s how many people can build at all. Non-technical teammates can now take an idea to working, review-ready code, and shared sessions let us collaborate on it in real time. The whole team levels up on our codebase as we go.
>
> — Martin Moscosa, Director of Engineering, Utility Profit
Read the story: https://replicas.dev/customers/utility-profit
Markdown: https://replicas.dev/customers/utility-profit.md
### Parrot: How Parrot reviews every pull request with a team of cloud agents
> I think Replicas makes it super easy to spin up Claude coding agents and switch between different harnesses, which is very important to stay with the latest models. You get to use your same coding agents that you use normally, like Codex and Cursor and Claude, in the cloud, in a harness you’re very familiar with. Developer machines and cloud machines basically have the same environment now.
>
> — Erik Dahl, Co-founder & CTO, Parrot
- **23.5k** automated cloud-agent jobs in July
- **270k+** minutes running coding agents in July
Read the story: https://replicas.dev/customers/parrot
Markdown: https://replicas.dev/customers/parrot.md
### Moda: How Moda moved its entire engineering team from local IDEs to cloud agents
> Going from local to cloud coding agents was arguably as big of a jump as using coding agents in the first place.
>
> — Pranav Bedi, CEO, Moda
- **4.7k** cloud-agent jobs in July
- **500k+** minutes running coding agents in July
- **~2k** jobs launched by automations in July
- **100%** of the engineering team using Replicas over other IDEs
Read the story: https://replicas.dev/customers/moda
Markdown: https://replicas.dev/customers/moda.md
### Knowunity: How Knowunity doubled engineering velocity with cloud agents
> Replicas completely changed the way we run engineering at Knowunity by allowing engineers to trigger cloud agents from anywhere, like Slack, Linear, or with automations.
>
> — Lucas Hild, CTO, Knowunity
- **2.8k** cloud agents launched in July
- **50%** of pull requests produced by cloud agents
- **2×** engineering velocity
- **2/3** less time spent fixing bugs
Read the story: https://replicas.dev/customers/knowunity
Markdown: https://replicas.dev/customers/knowunity.md
All customer stories: https://replicas.dev/customers
Engineering teams use Replicas to ship over 30% of pull requests, including:
- [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com)
- [Knowunity](https://knowunity.com)
- [Vela](https://tryvela.ai/)
- [Composio](https://composio.dev)
- [Parrot](https://www.parrotapp.com)
- [Cargo](https://www.getcargo.ai)
- [Loop AI](https://www.loopai.com)
- [Moda](https://moda.dev)
- [Dart](https://dartai.com/)
- [Chronicle Labs](https://chronicle-labs.com)
- [Sorce](https://sorce.jobs)
- [Taiga](https://taigabilling.com)
- [Trellis](https://www.trellistech.com/)
- [Hyperspell](https://www.hyperspell.com)
- [Totalis](https://totalis.trade)
- [Utility Profit](https://www.utilityprofit.com)
## FAQ
### Which coding agents can I run?
Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, and Cursor. Every agent runs on the same environment primitives, so you can mix agents across tasks or run several inside one workspace.
### What does an agent's environment look like?
Each agent works in an isolated cloud environment with your repository, tools, dependencies, and services ready to use.
### Is the output always a pull request?
No. Agents can return a pull request, commit, comment, or completed task for you to review, merge, or send back.
### What repositories can I use?
Any GitHub or GitLab repository you have access to. Connect your GitHub or GitLab account and select which repos to enable.
### How does billing work?
Each plan includes usage equal to its monthly price, billed per minute by workspace size. That covers workspaces started from the app, integrations, the API, and automations. Usage beyond it is billed at the overage rate. Workspaces automatically sleep when idle and wake on demand.
