Show HN: Matrix, an open-source cloud computer for coding agents (matrix-os.com)

1 points by hamedmp 14d ago ↗ HN

Hi HN, I’m Hamed, cofounder of Matrix.

Matrix is an open-source cloud computer for coding agents. The idea is simple: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, terminals, files, VS Code, and long-running jobs should live on a persistent machine, not on your laptop session.

The workflow we’re building around is:

- start work from laptop - let agents keep running on a VPS/cloud machine - check, approve, and continue from web/desktop/mobile - keep the same files, terminals, logs, and state across devices

This came from my own frustration using coding agents locally: laptop sleep, battery, fans, broken sessions, and no good handoff when work takes longer than one sitting.

You can try it today. It’s still early, and we’re being honest about the rough edges. Some parts of the onboarding and VS Code path are still being tightened, but the core cloud computer workflow is working.

I’d especially love feedback from people already running Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor agents, tmux, Tailscale, or custom VPS setups.

Repo: https://github.com/HamedMP/matrix-os

Questions I’m thinking about:

- should the default path be managed cloud computer, self-hosted VPS, or both? - what is the right permission/review model for long-running agents? - what would make you trust this for real work instead of just demos?

Happy to answer anything technical.

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hamedmp 13d ago ↗

Matrix is an operating system for cloud computers (vps).

Just like a normal computer, you can use it for anything that can run on "linux" computers. Matrix adds visual ui that's accessible from web, mobile, desktop and cli.

I started Matrix OS in the Anthropic hackathon back in feb and got to the top 20 finalists.

We are building Matrix inside Matrix ourselves, running all our coding agents, cron jobs, ... on it.

You can ofc use it for running openclaw/hermes as well.

here's the repo: https://github.com/HamedMP/matrix-os

We just recently launched our self-hosted version, demo here: https://x.com/thehamedmp/status/2072085715056283796?s=46

Curious to hear your feedback and thoughts. You can use both the self-hosted version or the managed one (you pay only for the computer you choose).

(docs on self-hosted version here: https://matrix-os.com/docs/self-host