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

## 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.

:::caution[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**.

![New conversation form with an online working directory and an instruction ready to start](/images/agent-operations/remote-wake.webp)

## 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](/guides/troubleshooting/) for delivery failures. Use
[Interrupt and resume a session](/guides/session-recovery/) when a session has already
started but needs intervention.