Claude Code, Codex and the other agents you already use get a private computer in the cloud. On a paid plan it stays on when you close your laptop, and you decide what it can reach.
They type commands, read through code, install software, browse the web, use accounts you're signed into, write and run code, and send messages. They keep working while you're somewhere else.
And most of them run on your computer. The same machine that holds your photos, your messages, your passwords, your secret keys, your work and every account you're signed into.
Is that really what you want running on your personal computer?
Give it a computer of its own.
Share a project folder. Give it the work. Sharing one folder shouldn't open the rest of your life.
The agent works beside your personal files and signed-in apps. What it can reach comes down to whatever permissions you set.
This is an illustration of the idea. Real protection depends on how the computer, network and accounts are actually set up.
Use any of them. Just stop running them on the computer where the rest of your life lives.
| Your own computerYour laptop | The maker's computerMuse, Grok Bot | A hosted agent computerRented in the cloud | HivraOpen source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeps your personal computer out of it | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stays on when your laptop closes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| You choose the agent | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| You use your own AI account | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Pick the operating system: Linux, Windows or Omarchy | Yours | Theirs | Linux | Yes |
| You can read the code | Depends | No | No | Yes |
| You can run it on your own computer or server | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Hivra is the one you can check.
How Hivra comparesHow these services described themselves in September 2026. They change quickly, so check the current details before you rely on them.
Sign in with your own Claude or ChatGPT account, or use your own AI key. Run a few side by side, each on a computer of its own.
Card screens are illustrations of each agent at work.Compare every agent
Ubuntu, Windows or Omarchy, with an agent or without one.
UbuntuAvailable nowLaunch UbuntuClose the laptop. On a paid plan the computer stays on, with its files and logins where you left them. A run you start in tmux keeps going.
Open its desktop or text window from any browser, even on your phone. Check the work, then do the next bit yourself.
Your personal files and signed-in accounts aren't on its computer. Share a project, connect what the job needs, and keep the rest out.
Illustrations.
Every line of Hivra is open source, and you can run the whole platform on your own server.
This software sits between an agent and the things you care about. You should be able to check how it decides what the agent can touch, and keep going without us if we change direction.
Open source license
git clone https://github.com/ashneil12/hivra
Pick where it runs. Your AI key or login stays yours either way, and your AI company bills you for what you use.
$9.99a month
2 vCPU and 4 GB of RAM
Hivra runs the computer for you. It stays on and isn't paused for inactivity. Open it from any browser, including your phone.
Launch on Hivra Cloud7-day money-back guarantee on card payments.
Need more room? $19.99 a month for 4 vCPU and 8 GB of RAM.
Choose this sizeConnect a server you already pay for and launch Hivra computers on it. You pay your server provider directly.
Connect your server$0
Run the whole platform yourself from the open source code. You supply the server and pay for it, and for your AI usage.
View on GitHubLarger sizes are planned.
I run agents every day. I build software with them, dig through problems with them, and get through work that would otherwise take a week.
I don't want that progress to mean handing more of my own computer to software I can't fully predict.
The more capable the agent, the less sense it makes to let the model decide where the boundary is.
A private computer in the cloud for an AI agent, or for you. Launch Claude Code, Codex, Hermes and more on it, or launch Ubuntu and use it yourself.
Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw and Agent Zero, each on a computer of its own. Aeon's scheduled tasks run on your own GitHub Actions, and the computer hosts its dashboard.
Yes. Sign in with your own account for Claude Code and Codex, or bring an API key. Your AI company bills you for what you use.
On a paid Hivra plan the computer stays on and keeps your files, sessions and login. A Claude Code or Codex run you start inside tmux in the computer's Terminal tab keeps going after you close the laptop. On Claude Code, work you send through Telegram, connected in the agent's Telegram tab, runs on the computer, not in your browser. Hermes, OpenClaw and Agent Zero run on the computer itself, and Aeon's scheduled tasks run on your own GitHub Actions while the computer hosts its dashboard. None of them needs an open browser.
On Hivra Cloud, where we run the computer for you. On a server you already have. Or run the whole platform yourself from the open source code.
Self-hosting is free. Hivra Cloud is $9.99 a month for 2 vCPU and 4 GB of RAM, or $19.99 a month for 4 vCPU and 8 GB of RAM, with a 7-day money-back guarantee on card payments.
You could. A small server can cost less each month, but you set it up and keep it running yourself. Some people enjoy that. If you're one of them, go and enjoy it.
No. Running Hivra yourself needs neither a token nor a Hivra account. The ways to pay are shown at checkout.
From $9.99 a month on Hivra Cloud, with a 7-day money-back guarantee on card payments. Or self-host it free from GitHub.
