Claude Code cloud sessions leave research preview

Long-running Claude Code work no longer needs a laptop left open. On September 23, 2026, Anthropic’s @ClaudeDevs account said cloud sessions are “officially available and out of research preview,” and that they keep Claude Code working even when your laptop is closed. A same-day update on Anthropic’s Claude Code on the web post confirms general availability for the feature previously known as Claude Code on the web.

A cloud session is a Claude Code session that runs on cloud infrastructure instead of your machine. By default it runs on infrastructure Anthropic manages; organizations can route work to a self-hosted environment instead. The session keeps going after you close the lid, and you can check on it or steer it from any device.

Start one from claude.ai/code in the browser, the Code tab in the Claude mobile app, the desktop app with Cloud selected, or the CLI with claude --cloud. Scheduled and triggered routines also run as cloud sessions. You typically connect GitHub so Claude can clone the repository into an isolated virtual machine, make changes, and push a branch to review. From the CLI, Claude Code can also bundle a local repository in some cases.

Existing subscribers get a one-time credit to try them: $100 on Pro and $250 on Max. Current docs list cloud sessions for Pro, Max, and Team, and for Enterprise users with premium seats or Chat + Claude Code seats. They require a claude.ai sign-in and are not available through third-party model providers.

For teams already using Claude Code locally, that is the practical unlock: refactors, tests, and pull-request work can keep running on hosted infrastructure after you walk away.

Connect GitHub and start a first task from Anthropic’s cloud sessions quickstart, or kick one off from a checkout with claude --cloud.

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