Checkpointing, resumability, long-running agent workflows.
Claude Code can now run recurring prompts and background pull-request work on Anthropic-managed cloud environments from the web, desktop, or `/schedule`. That makes long-running repo tasks less dependent on a local machine, but users report task caps and restricted egress.
OpenAI says Responses API requests can reuse warm containers for skills, shell, and code interpreter, cutting startup times by about 10x. Faster execution matters more now that Codex is spreading to free users, students, and subagent-heavy workflows.
Cognition now lets Devin turn a one-off task into a recurring workflow on a schedule. It pushes Devin further from ad hoc sessions toward unattended maintenance jobs, which is useful for teams already trusting it with repetitive repo work.
Hankweave shipped budget controls that cap spend, tokens, and elapsed time globally or per step, including loop budgets and shared pools. Use them to prototype or productionize long agent runs without hand-managing model switches and failure states.
