Glossary · agent-workstation
Agent workstation
Definition
A persistent, isolated computer that exists for an AI coding agent to live on. Always on, with its own filesystem, processes, and network. Privileged actions are gated at the boundary so the agent must request human approval before touching real credentials. The agent runs there instead of on a developer's laptop.
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Agent workstations are the answer to three structural problems with running an AI coding agent on a laptop: the lid closes (long jobs stop), the laptop already holds your real credentials (every agent process inherits them), and only one agent can sit at the keyboard at a time. An agent workstation moves the agent into a place built for it (persistent, isolated, gated) and lets the human operate it from any device, including a phone.
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