detachbox

Know which agent needs you without opening a tab

One list holds every terminal of every project, each with its last line and a state: Working, Needs you, Done or Idle. The agent waiting for you lights up, and your phone gets a ping. On every size, from $39.

From $39 a month · Docker and sudo included · Cancel from the dashboard any time

Terminals: every agent terminal of every project. The counter shows two that need you: one asking to apply a migration, one stopped on its limit until 3:10. Two more are done, four working.
Terminals on a phone: the working, done and stopped agents, with the one that needs you lit up.

Every agent in one glance

  • An end to tab patrol

    Stop clicking through terminals to find the one that stopped. Its last line is right there in the list.

  • The waiting agent finds you

    An agent that stops for a question or a permission is marked Needs you and lights up where it is. The list never reshuffles on its own, so Alt+2 reaches the same agent until you move it.

  • One keystroke to jump

    Alt+1 to Alt+9 switch between terminals without touching the mouse.

  • Every project, one list

    All your projects and all their tabs, refreshed every few seconds while you watch.

The details

Working
The agent is running and making progress
Needs you
The agent is waiting on a question or a permission; its row lights up and the counter at the top points to it
Done
The agent finished and is ready for the next task
Idle
Only the shell is left in the tab
How it knows
The agent CLIs report their own state; where one stays silent, detachbox reads the screen
Notifications
Browser push, Telegram and email when a tab needs you, finishes or stops on a limit

Questions about this

How does the list know which agent needs me?

The agent CLIs on your Compute report their state as they work: working, waiting on you or done. The list shows it beside the last line of output, and the terminal that waits lights up.

What does the list show from my terminal?

The last line of each tab, the same text you would see if you opened it, so you know what happened before you click.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. The list opens in your phone's browser, so you find the tab that needs you and answer it from anywhere.

Know which agent needs you without opening a tab

Pick a size, hand the agent the job and close the tab. Come back to finished work.

Get my Compute

Your first overnight run works, or your money back · Cancel from the dashboard; it runs to the end of the paid month