# Machine Cloud

Run agents in Machine Cloud sandboxes from Machine Code, follow them from the app, and move work between your computer and the cloud.

Canonical page: https://themachine.myapps.ai/docs/code/machine-cloud

## Why use the cloud

A Machine Cloud session runs the agent on its own computer in Machine, not
yours. Use it when:

- the task is long and you don't want it to tie up your computer,
- you want to close your laptop and let the work carry on,
- you want to use a Claude or Cursor subscription you connected to your
  Machine project (those only run in the cloud).

Cloud sessions are the same sessions you see on the Machine web app and in
[Machine Desktop](/docs/desktop). They're billed the same way.

## Start a cloud task

On the **New task** screen, open **Run on** and choose **Machine Cloud**. It
*starts a Machine Cloud session in your project and opens it.*

## The Machine Cloud view

Click **Machine Cloud** in the sidebar to see your cloud sessions, grouped
by project. Sessions that are running also show in the sidebar.

Open a session to:

- read and continue the chat, answer questions, and approve requests,
- browse and edit the files in its sandbox,
- use its terminal,
- open previews of anything it serves.

Opening a sleeping session wakes it. You see the saved history straight away
while it starts.

You can search the model picker in a cloud session and drag the handles to
resize the chat, files, and editor columns.

## Move work to the cloud

Started a task on your computer and want it to keep going without you? Click
**Continue in Machine Cloud** in the task's header.

1. Decide what happens to changes you haven't committed:
   **Commit them as WIP (recommended)** or **Leave them on this PC**.
2. Optionally tick **Send a handoff note as the first message**, so the cloud
   agent knows where things stand.
3. Click **Commit, push and continue** (or **Push and continue**).

The branch goes to your Machine project, and a cloud session picks it up.

## Bring work back

In a cloud session, click **Pull to this PC**. Machine Code fetches the
session's branch into your local project so you can carry on locally.