Agent computers
Employees can have their own cloud computer: a real Linux machine with files, a terminal, code, and a desktop.
Plenty of real work doesn't fit inside an app's buttons: converting files, crunching a spreadsheet with actual code, running a script, working in desktop software. For that, an employee gets its own computer in the cloud, a real Linux machine that boots when needed.
What they do with it
- Files. Read, write, and organise their own working directory: inputs you attach, outputs they build.
- Terminal and code. Run shell commands and write real Python or Node when a job needs logic, not vibes. This is how the data heavy skills work.
- A visual desktop. For apps without an API, they can see the screen and use the mouse and keyboard.
- Deliverables. Anything worth keeping is exported with a shareable link and lands in the run's deliverables.
Watching them work
Nothing about the computer is a black box. The Browser & Computer panel on the employee's Workspace tab lists every session: active ones have a Watch live button with a red pulsing dot that opens a live view of the actual screen, and finished ones keep a Replay. Each session also shows its length and what it cost in credits.
Turning it on and what it costs
The Computer toggle is set during hiring and available on the Professional plan and above. Computer time is metered in credits by the minute, on top of the run's normal usage; machines shut down when idle, so you're not paying for a computer sitting there overnight.
Note
Each employee's computer is isolated: its own machine, its own files, no access to your other employees' computers or to yours. Working on your actual machine is a separate, explicit feature of Verse Desktop.