Cloud Agents Platform for Everyone — Not Just Engineers | Alloy
The Cloud Agents Platform for Everyone, Not Just Engineers
Your product codebase running in the cloud, no developer configuration required. Prompt your idea, share a link for feedback, and push to GitHub.
How cloud agents work
Connect your codebase, prompt, and open a pull request in a few quick steps
Connect GitHub and start a session from your repo
Shipments
Container from Shanghai
40ft • ETA Dec 28 • In transit
Express delivery to NYC
Priority • 2-day • Dispatched
Bulk order processing
8 pallets • Warehouse B • Packed
Air freight to London
Flight CX251 • Tomorrow • Ready
Last mile delivery
12 packages • Route optimized
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Lily Parker 9:41 AM
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Shipments MVP
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Max Meyer 9:42 AM
Exactly what we need! ✅
Simon Kubica 9:47 AM
you made that in 5 minutes?!
Share a live preview and open a pull request
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| Capability | Cursor | Devin | Claude Code | Alloy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Cursor Engineers delegating coding tasks from the IDE, web, or Slack | Devin Engineering teams delegating coding tasks | Claude Code Developers working in the terminal | Alloy Product teams — PMs, designers, and engineers together |
| No local setup | Cursor Runs in the cloud, but you configure the agent environment yourself | Devin Runs in the cloud, but environment setup is a developer task | Claude Code Needs a working local setup | Alloy The cloud agent configures and boots your codebase automatically |
| Live preview you can click through | Cursor Returns code diffs to review — no clickable preview of your app | Devin Browser view inside its own workspace | Claude Code No built-in preview of your running app | Alloy Every session includes a live preview of your real product |
| Share sessions with a link | Cursor Agent runs live in your Cursor dashboard, not a link anyone can open | Devin Sessions visible to teammates inside Devin | Claude Code Output lives in your terminal and git branches | Alloy Anyone can open a session link and click through the preview |
| From idea to pull request | Cursor Yes — cloud agents open pull requests on GitHub | Devin Yes, through its delegation workflow | Claude Code Yes, via git and the GitHub CLI | Alloy Yes — open a pull request straight from your session |
Frequently asked questions
What is a cloud agent?
A cloud agent is an AI agent that runs in the cloud instead of on your machine. It starts an isolated session with access to your code, so it can make changes, run your app, and show you the result from any browser. Alloy is a cloud agent built for product teams: it connects to your GitHub repository, runs your codebase in an isolated cloud workspace, and turns ideas into pull requests your team can review.
How do cloud agents work in Alloy?
Connect GitHub, pick a repository, and Alloy sets up a cloud workspace that can run your app. From there, every session starts from your codebase: describe a change in chat, the cloud agent applies it, and you check the result in a live preview of your actual product. When it looks right, push the code and open a pull request — all without leaving your browser.
How is a cloud agent different from a local coding agent?
A local coding agent runs on your machine, inside your editor or terminal, and depends on your local environment — work stops when your laptop closes, and results are hard to share. A cloud agent runs remotely: there is nothing to install, sessions keep running independently of your machine, and every session is a link you can share. Local agents suit engineers deep in their own setup; cloud agents suit teams that want to collaborate on changes.
Are cloud agents the same as codebase sessions?
In Alloy, yes — codebase sessions are how you work with the cloud agent. Instead of starting from a page capture, a codebase session starts directly from your repository, with the cloud agent running your real code. You get the full Alloy platform — AI chat, live previews, share links, comments — plus a pull request at the end.
Do Alloy sessions require local setup?
No. When you connect a repository, Alloy inspects it, works out how to run your app in the cloud, and opens a pull request with the small configuration files it needs. After that one-time setup, every cloud agent session boots your codebase automatically — no local installs, no dependency management, no environment drift.
Can a cloud agent open a pull request?
Yes. That is the whole point of Alloy's cloud agents: when a change looks right in the live preview, you push the code and open a pull request directly from the session. Your team reviews it in GitHub like any other change, with the full session available for context.
Can I see changes while the cloud agent works?
Yes. Every session includes a live preview of your app running in the cloud, so you see each change in your real product rather than a mockup. You can click around the preview, ask for adjustments in chat, and share the link with teammates for feedback before anything is merged.
Who are cloud agents for?
Anyone who wants to go from idea to a reviewable change without configuring a local setup. Product managers and designers use cloud agents to propose real changes as pull requests, and engineers use them to explore ideas quickly and review the resulting code through their normal GitHub workflow.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You describe the change you want in plain language and the cloud agent writes the code, while the live preview shows the result in your actual product. Engineers can inspect every line in the pull request, so the people who know the codebase stay in control of what ships.
Is it free to use?
Yes, you can start using cloud agents in Alloy for free — connect GitHub, start sessions, and share previews without a credit card. Paid plans add higher limits and team features; see the pricing page for what each plan includes.