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Hand off a task and walk away from the machine
Start the work in the terminal, move it to the cloud, check it from a phone, and have it run again next Tuesday without you.
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Claude CodeClaude Opus 5Claude Sonnet 5
Overview
- Runs sessions in the browser with no local setup, so a long task keeps going when the laptop closes.
- Moves a session between surfaces - terminal to web, web back to terminal, terminal to desktop - against the same engine and project settings.
- Runs on a schedule: cloud routines that survive a powered-off machine, desktop scheduled tasks with local file access, and an in-session loop for quick polling.
- Can be triggered from a team chat mention or a GitHub event rather than by a person at a keyboard.
How it works
- 01Write the task as an outcome with a verification step - the agent needs to know when it is finished, not just what to do.
- 02Pick where it runs by what it needs to touch: cloud for repositories, desktop scheduling for local files.
- 03Give it the project's rules in CLAUDE.md so an unattended run does not invent conventions.
- 04Review the branch, not the transcript. Unattended work is judged by its diff.
Limits
- Cloud and mobile handoffs require a claude.ai subscription, and some handoffs are limited to macOS and x64 Windows.
- An unattended agent is only as safe as the permissions and hooks around it.
- Scheduled runs still cost tokens on every run, whether or not there was anything to do.
Verification
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Evidence
Sources
- Anthropic - Claude Code: web sessions, routines, scheduled tasks and cross-surface handoff Tier 1 · September 1, 2026
Not stated by the source
- Maximum unattended run duration
- Concurrency limits for scheduled routines
Source-check history
- September 1, 2026DocsOfficially documentedFirst logged. Web sessions, routines, desktop scheduled tasks, chat and GitHub triggers, and the subscription requirement all read from the product overview.
Changes
Provider changes affecting this
- August 31, 2026Claude Sonnet 5Pricing changed
- July 3, 2026Claude Sonnet 5Pricing changed
- July 1, 2026Claude Sonnet 5Model released