FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Is Proliferate local or cloud?
Both. You can run local workspaces on your machine and cloud workspaces away from your laptop.
When should I use Cowork instead of a workspace?
Use Cowork when you want to start from a thread, create an artifact, ask a question, or shape a plan before choosing a repository. Use a workspace when the output should become a branch, diff, test run, or pull request.
Which agents can Proliferate run?
Proliferate is built around harness-native execution rather than one house agent. Today that means Claude Code, Codex, Cursor CLI, OpenCode, and Grok, with more added as new harnesses ship. Which ones actually show up for you depends on what your organization has authorized and what credentials are configured for them.
What is a workspace?
A workspace is an isolated work surface for a repository. It can be a local checkout, a new worktree, or a cloud workspace.
Can I move a running workspace between local and cloud?
Not mid-task. You choose local, worktree, or cloud when you create a workspace, and that choice sticks for its whole life. Because everything is git-backed, this is rarely a real limit: push the branch from one workspace, then open a new workspace on that branch in the other target and keep going there.
Are worktrees a security boundary?
No. Worktrees isolate workflow and branch state. Cloud environments isolate execution away from your laptop.