Vast lets coding agents rent GPUs from the editor
Vast is now available as a plugin for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. can search for GPU , start them, watch their status, and shut them down without leaving the editor.
The agent can be told what to do in plain language, or the developer can run a directly. The settings are designed to avoid costly actions by mistake.
After a GPU is running, each image gives the agent a short guide and a vast- command, so it can see what is installed, what is running, and how to connect. If the plugin is not available, the Vast skill can be installed in any agent that supports skills with `npx skills add vast-ai/vast-cli --skill vastai`.
Key points
- Vast now works as a plugin for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.
- GPU can be searched, launched, monitored, and stopped from the editor.
- Work can be requested in plain language or through a .
- Each running tells the agent what is installed, what is active, and how to reach it.
- Agents that support skills can install the Vast skill even without the plugin.