Delta can keep a coding task running after your laptop sleeps
Delta Cloud Runners move a coding thread into hosted execution that continues when the laptop sleeps, with temporary free compute and separate model charges.
Delta Cloud Runners let a coding thread move between local and hosted execution while preserving code and conversation.
The hosted runner continues when the laptop sleeps; its result returns to the same thread for review. The feature launched on November 11. [1]
Only the supported project state travels. Ignored files, local services and machine credentials do not automatically move. A repository setup script installs dependencies in an ephemeral Linux environment, so a task that depends on an unrecorded local setup may fail in the cloud. [2]
Compute is temporarily free on Zed plans other than Student while Delta develops its own plans. Model usage remains chargeable. Up to six runners are supported. Cloud terminals close one hour after they start, including background commands; a runner pauses after ten idle minutes. [1][2]
Cloud Runners currently cannot execute Claude Agent turns: use the Delta harness for hosted work. A suitable first task is a repository change whose setup and test commands already work from a clean checkout. [2]
Take it further
Check Cloud Runner setup and limits Requires an eligible Zed plan; Student excluded from the interim free compute offer. Claude Agent turns are unsupported in Cloud Runners.
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Paste the brief into your voice app to discuss this reporting.Revised 12 November 2026. Revised visual explanations and copy; added Nvidia investigation context and clarified tool eligibility.
Reporting sources
- Delta — Cloud Runners
November 11 launch, hosted execution and interim free-compute offer.
- Delta — Cloud Runner documentation
Synchronization boundary, terminal limit, idle pause, model charges and unsupported Claude Agent turns.
Images & figures
A conceptual task trace: thread and code synchronize to a cloud runner, execution continues while the local computer sleeps, and the diff returns through the same thread. Local-only files and credentials do not follow automatically.
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