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AI Agents

AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Aider are powerful — but they're disconnected from your project. They can write code, but they can't build it, test it, or search your codebase unless you set up integrations yourself.

One command fixes that. 8Vast launches your agent with your project tools already connected. The agent can build, test, lint, format, search, and manage files — immediately, without configuration.

Launch an Agent

8v agent claude               # Launch Claude Code with your project tools
8v agent codex                # Launch Codex with your project tools
8v agent aider                # Launch Aider with your project tools
8v agent goose                # Launch Goose with your project tools

Each command starts the agent and connects it to your project. The agent inherits your current directory, your project settings, and every tool 8Vast provides.

Discover Installed Agents

8v agent list                 # Show which agents are installed on your system

This scans your PATH for known agent binaries and reports what's available.

Configure IDE Extensions

Some agents run as IDE extensions rather than CLI tools. 8Vast can configure them too:

8v agent setup cline          # Configure Cline (VS Code extension)
8v agent setup continue       # Configure Continue (VS Code / JetBrains extension)

These commands write the configuration files your IDE extension needs to connect to your project tools.

What Your AI Gets Access To

When you launch an agent through 8Vast, it gets access to:

  • Build — compile your project (8v build)
  • Test — run your test suite (8v test)
  • Lint — analyze code for issues (8v lint)
  • Format — apply formatting rules (8v fmt)
  • Code search — find code by keyword or meaning across your project
  • File operations — read, write, move, and delete files
  • Git operations — status, diff, commit, branch, log

The agent uses these tools through your project. It sees what you see, builds what you build, and searches the same codebase you search.

You Install the Agent

8Vast does not install agents for you. You install the agent yourself:

# Claude Code
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

# Codex
npm install -g @openai/codex

# Aider
pip install aider-chat

# Goose
brew install goose

8Vast wraps the agent you already have with your project tools. If the agent isn't installed, 8v agent <name> will tell you how to install it.

How It Works

When you run 8v agent claude, 8Vast:

  1. Verifies the agent is installed
  2. Starts your project tools in the current directory
  3. Launches the agent with the connection already configured
  4. The agent discovers available tools and uses them as needed

You don't configure anything. The agent gets the tools, and you start working.

Next

  • Editor Setup — configure AI-powered editors to use your project tools
  • Custom Tools — define your own tools that agents can use
  • Code Quality — what build, test, lint, and format do under the hood

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