Start work on a remote agent

Start work remotely when an agent runtime is already Online and you want Chorus to begin work on that machine.

Hermes stays online through its own gateway, not the Chorus daemon. It supports comment-based command approvals and interrupt/resume; research and idea-creation operation turns are not supported by its gateway.

Select the runtime

Before starting work, confirm:

• the agent identity is the one intended for the project;
• the connection is Online;
• the host is the expected machine;
• the working directory contains the project you want to change.

When a project or task is fixed to a specific connection, Chorus continues to use that host and working directory. If that connection is offline, restore it or deliberately select a different target. Chorus does not silently move fixed work elsewhere.

The working directory defines the execution context

The agent runs with access to the selected directory and the permission mode configured for its daemon. Check the target before sending an instruction.

Start a session

1. Open the project item you want the agent to handle.
2. Choose the action that starts or continues agent work.
3. Select the online working directory.
4. Enter a specific instruction, including the expected result and any constraints.
5. Select Start session.

Choose an online working directory, enter an instruction, and start the session.

Follow sessions on mobile

On a small screen, the conversation opens in a nearly full-screen sheet. Use the back control to return to the session list and pick another conversation. Selecting an active session opens it directly even if it is not in the part of the list loaded so far. The compact transcript header offers Copy session ID so you can continue the session in a terminal once the agent’s session ID is available.

Observe the result

Open the conversation to follow the current turn and agent output. Confirm that the session starts on the selected connection before leaving it unattended.

If no session starts, first check whether the target is still online. Use Troubleshoot agent connections for delivery failures. Use Interrupt and resume a session when a session has already started but needs intervention.