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The fastest way to run an agent is the cloud — no install, no setup. Want agents to work on your own files under your own logins? Run them on your machine instead.

Run in the cloud — no setup

Add a provider API key, describe a task, and Jumpterm runs your agent in a sandbox and streams the work back live. Nothing to install. Works from the browser or your phone.

Sign up free →

Or run on your own machine

Agents run on your files, under your logins — nothing leaves your machine. The easiest way is the Mac app (it bundles everything); or install the CLI — a coding agent you already use means no API key to paste:

  1. 1

    Install the CLI

    One line (needs Node.js 20+). Or `npm i -g jumpterm`. Prefer not to use a terminal at all? Skip to the Mac app below — it bundles everything.

    $curl -fsSL https://jumpterm.com/install.sh | sh
  2. 2

    Sign in

    Authenticate this machine with your account. It prints a short code and a link — open it, confirm, done. No password in the terminal.

    $jumpterm login
  3. 3

    Run your first agent — no API key

    Jumpterm auto-detects a coding agent you already have (Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode) and runs it with its OWN login, right here in the current repo. Zero keys to paste.

    $jumpterm start "summarize this repo"
  4. 4

    Optional: host from your phone & web

    Leave the daemon running to turn this machine into an always-on host — then launch and steer sessions on it from the web or your phone while it sits idle.

    $jumpterm daemon

Prefer an app to a terminal?

The Jumpterm Mac app bundles the daemon and hosts the runtime for you — no source build required. Install it and it registers as a host automatically. It’s in private beta right now.

Request the Mac app →
Create your account →Sign up, then come back here to bring your first host online.

Point the daemon at a self-hosted relay with JUMPTERM_API_URL=https://your-relay… before the login step.