Background AI coding agent

Background AI coding agent. The cloud one, not the editor one.

Hand a task to the API. The background coding agent runs in a cloud sandbox while you do anything else. It writes the code, commits to a feature branch, pushes to GitHub or Bitbucket, and opens a pull request. No IDE plugin. No laptop required.

Built for one developer with an API key, not a Fortune 500 with a procurement team.

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bashPOST a task → get a PR

curl https://api.orchestracode.dev/v1/tasks \
  -H 'authorization: Bearer $ORCH_KEY' \
  -H 'x-github-token: $GH_TOKEN' \
  -d '{
    "repo": "you/your-app",
    "branch": "main",
    "task": "Add a dark-mode toggle to the settings page",
    "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6"
  }'
# → { "task_id": "...", "pr_url": "https://github.com/you/your-app/pull/42" }

What a background coding agent is, and why it matters.

Why background

Editor agents borrow your laptop. Background agents don't.

Cursor and Claude Code do beautiful work when you're sitting there. Close the laptop and the run dies. A background AI coding agent hosts the loop, the sandbox, and the git push in the cloud, so the agent finishes whether you're online or asleep.

Why API

One endpoint. Streaming events. Pull request on completion.

Stateless POST. The background coding agent streams every tool call, edit, and commit over SSE, so your dashboard renders progress live. The branch lands on origin under your token. We never store it.

Stateless, BYOK

Pass your Anthropic, OpenAI, or open-weights key on each request. We never store it. Model tokens bill directly to your provider, never marked up.

Per-task, not per-seat

A background AI coding agent should cost like an API call, not like a $500/month seat. Pay for the agent loop, the sandbox, and the git push. That is it.

GitHub and Bitbucket

Most background agents are GitHub-only. We push pull requests to both, with the same payload shape and the same per-request token model.

Pricing

Pay per task. Bring your own key.

Every plan is BYOK. Your Anthropic, OpenAI, or open-weights key. We charge for the agent loop, the sandbox, and the git push. Model tokens are billed by your provider, never marked up.