{"repo":"usepier/pier","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/usepier/pier","clone":"git clone https://github.com/usepier/pier.git","description":"Give every agent session its own VM. One command up, zero burn when idle.","language":"Go","stars":27,"topics":["ai-agents","aws","bubbletea","claude-code","cli","codex","coding-agents","dev-environment","developer-tools","ec2"],"license":"MIT","category":"ai-agents","readme_excerpt":"for local alternative - wt preps git worktrees for parallel agent sessions on your machine. ⚓ pier Give every agent session its own VM. One command up, zero burn when idle. Full dev environments on your own AWS or GCP account: your repo, your secrets, your tools. One command to set up. Detach and it parks itself. Attach and it's back in under a minute. Outgrown the box? One command resizes it. Contents - Why pier - The solution - Installation - Setup - Usage - Making your repo pier-ready - The pier-onboard skill - Features - Caveats - How it works - Design decisions - vs. other tools - Roadmap - Contributing - License Why pier Coding agents changed what a dev environment is. A session is no longer you at one machine. It's an agent that runs for hours and wants its own branch, its own ports, its own docker daemon. And you want several at once. Every existing place to run them fights you: - Your laptop. Sessions fight over ports and files. Closing the lid kills the run. - Hosted agent platforms. Your code, your secrets, and your agent's credentials live on someone else's infra, billed by the seat. - A cloud dev box. Bills 24/7 while the agent thinks and while you sleep. You still hand-build repo, auth, secrets, and tools for every session. The solution pier makes each session a micro-VM that manages its own lifecycle. One command launches a VM on your cloud account and drops you into tmux inside it, with: - your repo on a fresh branch, uncommitted edits included - Claude Code a","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/usepier","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/usepier/pier/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}