Background Agents
Async and headless agents that run tasks without blocking your workflow
Quick answer: Async and headless agents that run coding tasks in the background without blocking your editor or terminal.
Background agents let you queue work and continue coding while the AI runs tests, fixes bugs, or implements features in parallel. This collection surfaces tools that explicitly support background or headless execution: cloud agents on dedicated VMs, API servers for automation, and async orchestration surfaces.
Use these when you want to maximize throughput and are comfortable delegating execution. Compare with Agentic AI for interactive agent workflows, or Enterprise Ready for team-scale agent usage. See the compare tool for feature and pricing details.
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