Boxes.dev runs Codex and Claude Code in the cloud
Boxes.dev is a service for running AI coding tools like Codex and Claude Code on cloud computers instead of your laptop. It aims to make parallel AI coding work easier without slowing down your own machine. For solo makers, the main value is keeping coding tasks running and checking them from desktop or mobile.
Key points
- Each Codex or Claude Code task gets its own cloud computer, according to the launch post.
- It targets common pain points like local setup, laptop limits, and running several AI agents at once.
- It has desktop and mobile apps, so you can monitor work away from your main computer.
- Because it is a new service, check pricing, security, and reliability before relying on it.
Quick term guide
- AI coding tool
- Software that uses AI to help write, edit, or explain code.
- Codex
- OpenAI’s AI coding tool.
- cloud
- A remote computer you use over the internet instead of your own device.
- compute
- The server power and chips needed to run AI systems.
- AI agents
- AI agents are AI tools that can carry out steps toward a goal, not just answer once.
- AI agent
- An AI program that can inspect information and suggest what to do next.
- agents
- AI helpers that follow your instructions and make changes for you.
- reliability
- How consistently a tool works without failing or behaving unexpectedly.