How I Run AI Agents in the Cloud Without Leaving Claude Code (with Aether)
Running AI agents at scale doesn't require buying bigger hardware — it requires smarter resource allocation. In this video, the focus is on a hybrid approach: keeping a dedicated local machine for steady-state agent work, then renting cloud machines (via Aether) to handle the overflow. Using Agent Deck to manage a fleet of agents locally, the demo shows how a single prompt can spin up nine agents across a PRD and multiple issues, and how another prompt can dispatch ten more tasks to remote microVMs — all from the same client agent, without ever touching a web dashboard. The real insight here isn't about any one tool; it's about what this model of working actually costs you. The wins are genuine: massive parallelism, strong isolation, and paying only for peak demand. But the friction is just as real — remote agents can't easily reach back when they finish or get stuck, there's no unified view across local and cloud fleets, and the dispatching tool lacks enough parameters for an agent to make intelligent sizing decisions. The conclusion is practical and honest: renting cloud machines for overflow works, but the gap between what your local agent can observe and act on versus what's happening remotely is the problem worth solving next. #AIAgents #CloudComputing #DeveloperTools Consider joining the channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/devopstoolkit/join ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🔗 Additional Info 🔗 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➡ Transcript and commands: https://devopstoolkit.live/ai/how-i-run-ai-agents-in-the-cloud-without-leaving-claude-code-with-aether 🔗 Aether: https://runaether.dev ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 💰 Sponsorships 💰 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ If you are interested in sponsoring this channel, please visit https://devopstoolkit.live/sponsor for more information. Alternatively, feel free to contact me over Twitter or LinkedIn (see below). ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 👋 Contact me 👋 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➡ BlueSky: https://vfarcic.bsky.social ➡ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorfarcic/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🚀 Other Channels 🚀 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎤 Podcast: https://www.devopsparadox.com/ 💬 Live streams: https://www.youtube.com/c/DevOpsParadox ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ⏱ Timecodes ⏱ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 Scaling AI Agents Hybrid 02:58 Running Agents On One Machine 04:32 Running Cloud Agents With Aether 07:15 Checking On Cloud Agents 10:44 Cloud Agent Pros And Cons