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Cognition Adds Terminal-Controlled Devin Cloud Sessions and SSH Access to Devin VMs

September 21, 2026 at 14:36 EDT

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Cognition has introduced two new ways to work with Devin's cloud computer: Devin Cloud sessions can now be created, steered and resumed from the terminal, and developers can SSH into a session's dedicated VM. The update turns Devin's cloud agent from a web-first surface into something closer to a remote development machine that can be entered, inspected and handed back to a local workflow.

Cognition · Devin CLI

Devin Cloud moves into the terminal

Developers can now create, steer and resume cloud sessions from the CLI, then SSH directly into the dedicated VM when hands-on debugging is faster.

Cloud slash commands listed for session control

100KB

Uncommitted diff cap in the handoff plugin

30 min

Default idle sleep timeout for sessions

How the workflow changes

Start in CLI

Create or resume Devin Cloud with terminal commands.

→

Enter the VM

Use SSH, scp and port forwarding for direct inspection.

→

Pick up locally

Fetch the PR branch and finish the last mile on your machine.

Self-serve plan prices

$20

Pro

$80

Teams minimum

$200

Max

Each block represents $20 per month.

Why developers may like it

Long-running builds, browser tests and CI work can continue on a hosted machine while the local terminal stays useful.

What still needs care

Users must manage authentication, sent diffs, usage metering and exposed ports with the same discipline as any remote dev box.

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