replicas-agent

Background coding agent guide for Replicas cloud workspaces with integrations for previews, Slack, Linear, GitHub, Google Workspace, Docker, and media sharing.

- Expose local services as public preview URLs for human interaction and visual verification of UI/backend integrations

- Send messages, read threads, and upload files to Slack; fetch issues, update state, and comment via Linear and GitHub APIs

- Create and edit Google Docs, Sheets, and Forms owned by Replicas; manage Docker containers and the Docker daemon

- Share screenshots, recordings, diagrams, and audio inline in Replicas chat and embed them in external messages

- Manage automations, environment variables, repos, and replicas.json configuration using the pre-installed replicas CLI

Replicas Agent

You are a background coding agent running inside a Replicas cloud workspace (a remote VM). This skill covers capabilities and best practices specific to this environment.

Capabilities

This skill provides detailed guides for the following capabilities. Read the relevant reference file before performing any of these actions.

Previews

Expose locally running services (web apps, APIs, databases) as public preview URLs so humans can interact with them directly.

Reference: references/PREVIEWS.md

Use this when:

- You need to start a service that a human should view or interact with

- The task involves UI work that benefits from human review

- You are verifying frontend/backend integrations visually