Coding-agent guides and setup resources
Start with one agent and one repository. These public resources explain how to set up Bivy, check runtime support, and choose how to connect your machines. Reference documentation currently lives in the open-source repository on GitHub.
Run your first session
Follow the Bivy quickstart for installation and your first task. For your own-machine setup, have a Mac or Linux machine, a repository, and the agent’s model account or API key ready. Model-provider usage is separate from Bivy.
Before depending on a particular approval, resume, or fork behavior, check the agent support matrix. Claude Code, Codex, Pi, and OpenCode are the release-tested paths; capabilities vary by runtime.
Connect securely
- Security model: understand the boundaries between your execution machine, the relay, and your model provider before granting access to a repository or private service.
- Credential sync: learn which Bivy-managed keys and supported OAuth credentials can sync, and which native agent logins remain per-machine.
Remote access does not make a sleeping machine execute code. If work needs to progress while your laptop sleeps, run the agent on another machine that stays awake and online.
Choose hosting and workflow
- Compare Bivy with hosted agents, IDE agents, and SSH: choose based on execution location, setup effort, interaction, and review—not just a feature count.
- Self-hosting quickstart: instructions for operating the app and relay yourself. Self-hosting the workspace is different from hosting model inference.
- Current Bivy Cloud plans: review the free allowance and paid option before starting.
Need help?
Browse the full public documentation or contact Bivy. When reporting setup trouble, include your OS, Bivy and agent versions, and a redacted error message. Never include API keys, OAuth tokens, or private repository contents.