Show HN: Boxes.dev: ditch localhost; run Claude Code and Codex in the cloud
Not a pilot. Boxes.dev just shipped the first cloud-only IDE for Claude Code and Codex agents — giving every AI coder its own remote compute box.
Why it matters
As agentic coding becomes mainstream, the infrastructure layer is shifting from localhost to cloud. Boxes.dev is positioning itself as the IDE for multi-agent parallel development, solving resource contention and enabling true mobile-first AI pair programming.
The key facts
8 to knowBoxes.dev: cloud-only agentic dev environment (ADE) for Claude Code and Codex agents
Founders: Nick and Drew (ex-Gem co-founder/CTO and first hire)
Feature: desktop and mobile apps with full remote compute, no localhost required
Feature: agents automatically scan and port local dev setups to cloud; each Claude Code/Codex thread gets isolated filesystem and compute
Feature: scheduled automations and Slack integration included
Positioning: alternative to Conductor and Codex desktop app, but cloud-native
Use case: multiple parallel agents can test work end-to-end without resource constraints
Status: in beta; founders have been dogfooding for months
Go to the source
Hacker Newsboxes.dev
Publisher excerpt: Hi HN, we’re Nick and Drew, and we’re building boxes.dev – the first cloud-only agentic dev environment (ADE) that gives every Codex and Claude Code agent its own cloud computer. We’re two engineers who previously built Gem (co-founder/CTO and first hire), and we spent the last year coding almost…