Skill that lets Claude Code/Codex spin up VMs and GPUs
I've been working on CloudRouter, a skill + CLI that gives coding agents like Claude Code and Codex the ability to start cloud VMs and GPUs. When an agent writes code, it usually needs to start a dev server, run tests, open a browser to verify its work. Today that all happens on your local machine. This works fine for a single task, but the agent is sharing your computer: your ports, RAM, screen. If you run multiple agents in parallel, it gets a bit chaotic. Docker helps with isolation, but it still uses your machine's resources, and doesn't give the agent a browser, a desktop, or a GPU to…
Skill that lets Claude Code/Codex spin up VMs and GPUs launched on February 13, 2026 with 138 votes, #223 of 16,628 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
CloudRouter is a skill and CLI tool that enables AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex to provision and manage cloud virtual machines and GPUs. Instead of running code on a user's local computer where resources are shared and constrained, the tool allows agents to spin up isolated cloud VMs, upload project files, execute commands remotely, and access browsers and desktops for testing. This solves resource contention issues when running multiple agents in parallel and provides agents access to GPU compute without consuming local hardware.
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I've been working on CloudRouter, a skill + CLI that gives coding agents like Claude Code and Codex the ability to start cloud VMs and GPUs. When an agent writes code, it usually needs to start a dev server, run tests, open a browser to verify its work. Today that all happens on your local machine. This works fine…
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