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Why

Claude Code is a CLI coding agent. Every Alph project comes with Claude Code pre-installed — open a terminal and you have a cloud sandbox with persistent storage, configurable compute, and no risk to your local machine.

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Setup

1

Create a project

Create a project in your organization and start it. Choose a compute type that matches your workload.
2

Open a terminal

Go to Terminals in your project. You now have a shell in your cloud environment.
3

Authenticate and start

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Claude Code now has full access to your project’s filesystem, can install packages, run scripts, and execute code — all in an isolated cloud environment.

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What You Get

  • Isolation: Claude Code operates in a sandboxed environment, not on your laptop
  • Persistence: Files and installed packages survive between sessions
  • Compute: Scale up to XLarge (16 CPU, 32 GB RAM) or GPU instances
  • Web access: Any app Claude Code starts is accessible via your project’s public URL
  • Collaboration: Team members can see the project files and results

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Tips

  • Use a Medium or larger instance for builds and heavy operations
  • Keep the terminal session open — or use tmux to persist long-running tasks
  • Combine with the AI Editor for a multi-agent workflow: Claude Code in the terminal, Alph’s AI agent in the notebook