# Skydive Skydive turns a coding setup into a persistent cloud agent by importing instructions, skills, MCP servers, and secrets from tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex into a remote workspace. Canonical URL: https://aiidelist.com/ide/skydive Language: en Updated: 2026-08-28 ## Overview - Category: Developer Workflow Tools - Skydive is a persistent cloud coworker layer for existing coding-agent setups. It imports the instructions and integrations developers already use, then keeps a remote workspace available around the clock. - Editor base: Cloud workspace - Platforms: Cloud, Web, Slack, Email, iMessage - Open source: No - Local model support: No - Bring your own API key: Yes ## Quick verdict A notable cloud-agent workspace because it imports existing setups, but its security model should be evaluated as carefully as any privileged development environment. ## Best for - Developers who want local coding-agent workflows available in the cloud. - Teams running long tasks that need persistent workspaces. - Users who supervise agents through messaging tools. ## Strengths - Builds on existing agent configurations instead of requiring a full restart. - Persistent cloud availability supports long-running work. - Repository, terminal, files, and memory form a complete workspace. - Multiple messaging channels make remote supervision practical. ## Limitations - Organizations requiring all code and secrets to remain local. - Users who only need short interactive sessions. - Teams without clear cloud-agent permission policies. - Uploading skills and secrets to a cloud agent raises security questions. - Remote compute adds cost and another vendor dependency. - Imported configurations may not behave identically to local tools. - Messaging access requires strict authorization and audit controls. # Skydive Review 2026 Skydive turns a coding setup into a persistent cloud agent by importing instructions, skills, MCP servers, and secrets from tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex into a remote workspace. ## What Is Skydive? Skydive is a persistent cloud coworker layer for existing coding-agent setups. It imports the instructions and integrations developers already use, then keeps a remote workspace available around the clock. Rather than replacing Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex, Skydive attempts to lift their instructions, skills, MCP servers, and secrets into a persistent cloud environment. ## Core Features ### Import Existing Setup - Instructions - Skills - MCP servers - Secrets and integrations ### Persistent Workspace - Repository access - Terminal and files - Long-term memory - 24/7 cloud availability ### Remote Collaboration - Web access - Slack communication - Email workflows - iMessage interaction ## How It Fits an Agentic Development Workflow Skydive is most useful when its permissions, repository scope, model access, and review checkpoints are configured before the first large task. Start with a bounded project, verify the generated changes or analysis, and only then expand access. This matters because agentic tools can move faster than a conventional assistant and can also amplify a bad assumption. For teams, the practical evaluation should cover setup time, context quality, task completion rate, review burden, model or infrastructure cost, security controls, and how easily a human can interrupt or redirect work. ## Best Use Cases - Developers who want local coding-agent workflows available in the cloud. - Teams running long tasks that need persistent workspaces. - Users who supervise agents through messaging tools. ## Pricing - **Cloud agent access: Plan-dependent.** Compute, agent, and organization terms depend on the current Skydive plan. Pricing and limits can change quickly. The figures or plan descriptions above were checked against official information on 2026-08-29; verify the official site before purchasing. ## Privacy, Security, and Deployment Skydive may hold repositories, terminal access, memory, MCP configuration, and secrets. Review isolation, encryption, retention, credential scope, remote-channel authorization, and deletion guarantees. Any coding agent or developer tool with repository, terminal, browser, or secret access should be introduced with least-privilege credentials, protected branches, mandatory review, isolated test environments, and clear log-retention rules. ## Limitations - Uploading skills and secrets to a cloud agent raises security questions. - Remote compute adds cost and another vendor dependency. - Imported configurations may not behave identically to local tools. - Messaging access requires strict authorization and audit controls. ## Alternatives - Cursor Cloud Agents - Cindy Agent - Warp - Port22 - GitHub Codespaces The best alternative depends on whether the priority is an AI-native editor, a terminal harness, autonomous cloud execution, code review, mobile control, or a shared orchestration layer. ## Verdict A notable cloud-agent workspace because it imports existing setups, but its security model should be evaluated as carefully as any privileged development environment. ## Official Sources - [Official Skydive coding page](https://www.skydive.com/coding) ## Features ### Import Existing Setup - Instructions - Skills - MCP servers - Secrets and integrations ### Persistent Workspace - Repository access - Terminal and files - Long-term memory - 24/7 cloud availability ### Remote Collaboration - Web access - Slack communication - Email workflows - iMessage interaction ## Pricing paid - Cloud agent access: Plan-dependent — Compute, agent, and organization terms depend on the current Skydive plan. Pricing checked: 2026-08-29 ## Supported models - Imported coding-agent configurations - Cloud model providers ## Privacy and data handling Skydive may hold repositories, terminal access, memory, MCP configuration, and secrets. Review isolation, encryption, retention, credential scope, remote-channel authorization, and deletion guarantees. ## Alternatives - Cursor Cloud Agents - Cindy Agent - Warp - Port22 - GitHub Codespaces ## Sources - [Official website](https://www.skydive.com/coding) - [Official Skydive coding page](https://www.skydive.com/coding) Last checked: 2026-08-29 ## Update history - 2026-08-29: Created a complete English draft profile from current official sources; kept unpublished for editorial review.