Product·Cloud

Close the laptop.
Keep the agent.

A Continuum Cloud account is how you pair - sign in, and every surface speaks the same language. Managed Cloud Burst runners for entitled accounts. A GitHub App for short-lived repo access. Encrypted transcript history on your phone when the Mac is off. Live usage gauges mirrored to mobile. Hosted inference is optional; the free BYOK app stays free.

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Cloud Burst GitHub App encrypted sync
CodeSettingsUsage
Continuum
burst 2 runners gcp · serverless
github 4 repos app installed
sync ~60s usage → phone
mac asleep · phone still readingAES-256-GCM

Sign-in is pairing. The cloud is the glue - not the landlord of your keys.

01 · Cloud Burst

Managed runners when you have no spare box.

Entitled Continuum Cloud accounts get managed GCP serverless runners - zero-setup cloud sessions. Spawn a Code session without enrolling a Mac Mini or SSH host. The runner boots, clones, runs the agent, and winds down.

Prefer your own metal? Enroll hardware or a BYO cloud box under Devices. Cloud Burst is the “I just need a machine” path - managed, short-lived, on Continuum’s fleet for accounts that include it.

Enrolled devices Code workbench
Code
new session
host
Cloud Burst
managed · gcp serverless · entitled
zero setup
this Mac
apple silicon · local
hetzner-arm64
enrolled device
select hostready
provision runnerqueued
clone repoqueued
spawn agentqueued
pick Cloud Burst to startfable-5
02 · GitHub App

Pick a repo. Credentials stay short-lived.

Install the Continuum GitHub App on the orgs and repos you authorize. When a cloud or enrolled session needs git, Continuum mints short-lived, repo-scoped credentials for clone, push, and PR - not a long-lived personal token sitting in a config file.

You choose which repos are visible. Revoke the app install and the path is gone. The agent can open a PR on a worktree it actually has permission to touch.

repo-scoped short-lived clone · push · PR
Settings
github
GitHub App · authorized repos
continuum / clawdmeter clone · push · pr ok
continuum / continuum-web clone · push · pr ok
acme / defx-frontend clone · push · pr ok
acme / internal-billing not authorized —
short-lived credentials per jobinstall · revoke anytime
03 · Transcript + usage sync

History on the phone when the Mac is off.

Encrypted transcript sync uses AES-256-GCM per-member keys. Open a rolling window of Code history on iPhone even when the laptop is shut - you are not waiting for the Mac daemon to wake.

Usage gauges mirror every ~60 seconds so mobile Live / Usage stays honest with the desktop rate limits. Transcript pages and usage envelopes are different pipes; neither is a full dump of your disk.

AES-256-GCM rolling window ~60s gauges
Mobile Security
9:41continuum
Manila mac off
migrate the parser to actor isolation
Done - nonisolated static parsers, cache on the actor. Tests green.
synced · encrypted · rolling window
usage 42% · mirror ~48s ago
transcriptper-member AES-GCM
usage~60s cloud mirror
macasleep · not required
Settings
billing
App · BYOK$0

Your provider logins and API keys. Continuum adds no markup. Gauges, Code sessions, devices, voice, app shots - all included.

default
Hosted inferencefrom $25/mo

Optional Continuum-hosted models (Plus and above). Separate from the free app. Turn on only if you want us to supply tokens.

optional
04 · Hosted inference

Optional. Never the tax on the free app.

Continuum-hosted inference (Plus from about $25/mo and higher tiers) is a separate line. Bring your own keys and subscriptions and you never pay Continuum for tokens.

Cloud account features - pairing, sync, GitHub App, entitled Burst - sit next to BYOK, not on top of it as a forced markup. Use hosted models when you want a Continuum-supplied rail; ignore them when you don’t.

05 · Questions

The honest fine print.

Short answers here, long answers in the docs.

Local Mac sessions, gauges, analytics, voice, and App Shots work with your own provider logins. A Cloud account is how multi-surface pairing, encrypted history, GitHub App cloud clones, and entitled Burst runners light up.

Cloud Burst is managed GCP serverless compute for entitled Continuum accounts - zero setup. Devices are machines you enroll (old Mac, EC2, Hetzner, etc.) under your control. Many people use both: Burst for a quick run, enrolled boxes for always-on fleets.

No long-lived personal access token is the model. The GitHub App install issues short-lived, repo-scoped credentials for the clone/push/PR jobs that need them. Revoke the install to cut access.

No. The Continuum app is free BYOK. Hosted inference (Plus $25/mo and above) is optional if you want Continuum to supply model access. Provider subscriptions you already pay for keep working without it.

06 · Begin

Pair once.
Work from anywhere.

Download Continuum, sign in, and keep the agent when the lid closes.

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cloud account · burst · github app · encrypted sync · BYOK free