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Agents overview
# Agents overview Derp includes **Oz**, the orchestration platform that powers all of Derp's agents. Oz runs interactive agents locally inside Derp for real-time coding assistance and deploys autonomous agents in the cloud for background automation, event-driven workflows, and parallel execution across repos and teams. Derp's client is open source under [AGPL v3](https://github.com/derpdotdev/derp/blob/master/LICENSE-AGPL), so the editor and terminal that host your agents are fully auditable. See [Contributing to Derp](/support-and-community/community/contributing/) for the source and contribution flow. With Oz, you can: * Run interactive agent conversations in Derp for real-time coding assistance * Deploy autonomous agents that run in the cloud from triggers, schedules, or integrations * Coordinate multiple agents concurrently across machines, repos, and teams * Track, audit, and share agent activity with full visibility into what ran and what it did Oz is fully programmable—launch agents manually or build custom logic around them with triggers, schedules, environments, and your choice of hosting (Derp's cloud or your own). --- ## Key capabilities * [**Local Agents**](/agent-platform/local-agents/overview/) - Interactive agents embedded in Derp. Use natural language to write code, debug issues, run commands, and automate development tasks with full terminal access. * [**Third-party CLI agents**](/agent-platform/cli-agents/overview/) - Use Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and other CLI coding agents in Derp with rich input, notifications, code review, and remote session control. * [**Cloud Agents**](/platform/) - Autonomous agents that run in the background in response to system events, schedules, or integrations. * [**Integrations**](/platform/integrations/) - Connect external system events to autonomous agent execution. Use [Slack](/platform/integrations/slack/), [Linear](/platform/integrations/linear/), [GitHub Actions](/platform/integrations/github-actions/), and other integrations to trigger agents in the cloud. * [**Oz Platform**](/platform/overview/) - The underlying infrastructure that powers Oz, including the CLI, API/SDK, orchestration layer, environments, secrets, and management/observability. --- ## Getting started * [**Agents in Derp**](/agent-platform/getting-started/agents-in-derp/) - Start using agents interactively in Derp * [**Oz web app**](https://oz.derp.dev) - Create runs, manage schedules, browse skills, and configure integrations * [**Oz CLI**](/reference/cli/) - Run agents from the command line, in CI, or on remote machines * [**Oz API & SDK**](/reference/api-and-sdk/) - Programmatically create and monitor agent runs --- ## Learn more * [Derp Agents overview](/agent-platform/local-agents/overview/) - Interactive agents in Derp * [Third-party CLI agents](/agent-platform/cli-agents/overview/) - Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and more * [Cloud Agents overview](/platform/) - Background agents for automation at scale * [Agent Capabilities](/agent-platform/capabilities/) - Skills, planning, MCP, rules, and more * [Oz Platform](/platform/overview/) - CLI, API/SDK, orchestration, environments, and hosts * [Environments](/platform/environments/) - Configure execution context for cloud agents * [Integrations](/platform/integrations/) - Slack, Linear, GitHub Actions, and custom integrations * [Skills as Agents](/platform/skills-as-agents/) - Run agents from reusable skill definitions * [Managing Cloud Agents](/platform/managing-cloud-agents/) - Monitor and manage agent activityOz is the orchestration platform for cloud agents, powering both interactive and autonomous agents for development workflows.
Derp includes Oz, the orchestration platform that powers all of Derp's agents. Oz runs interactive agents locally inside Derp for real-time coding assistance and deploys autonomous agents in the cloud for background automation, event-driven workflows, and parallel execution across repos and teams.
Derp's client is open source under AGPL v3, so the editor and terminal that host your agents are fully auditable. See Contributing to Derp for the source and contribution flow.
With Oz, you can:
- Run interactive agent conversations in Derp for real-time coding assistance
- Deploy autonomous agents that run in the cloud from triggers, schedules, or integrations
- Coordinate multiple agents concurrently across machines, repos, and teams
- Track, audit, and share agent activity with full visibility into what ran and what it did
Oz is fully programmable—launch agents manually or build custom logic around them with triggers, schedules, environments, and your choice of hosting (Derp's cloud or your own).
Key capabilities
Section titled “Key capabilities”- Local Agents - Interactive agents embedded in Derp. Use natural language to write code, debug issues, run commands, and automate development tasks with full terminal access.
- Third-party CLI agents - Use Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and other CLI coding agents in Derp with rich input, notifications, code review, and remote session control.
- Cloud Agents - Autonomous agents that run in the background in response to system events, schedules, or integrations.
- Integrations - Connect external system events to autonomous agent execution. Use Slack, Linear, GitHub Actions, and other integrations to trigger agents in the cloud.
- Oz Platform - The underlying infrastructure that powers Oz, including the CLI, API/SDK, orchestration layer, environments, secrets, and management/observability.
Getting started
Section titled “Getting started”- Agents in Derp - Start using agents interactively in Derp
- Oz web app - Create runs, manage schedules, browse skills, and configure integrations
- Oz CLI - Run agents from the command line, in CI, or on remote machines
- Oz API & SDK - Programmatically create and monitor agent runs
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”- Derp Agents overview - Interactive agents in Derp
- Third-party CLI agents - Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and more
- Cloud Agents overview - Background agents for automation at scale
- Agent Capabilities - Skills, planning, MCP, rules, and more
- Oz Platform - CLI, API/SDK, orchestration, environments, and hosts
- Environments - Configure execution context for cloud agents
- Integrations - Slack, Linear, GitHub Actions, and custom integrations
- Skills as Agents - Run agents from reusable skill definitions
- Managing Cloud Agents - Monitor and manage agent activity