Remote environments

Do not use this skill for software engineering. For codebase investigation, coding, debugging, tests, product QA, or PR/CI work, use $orbit:software-engineering instead, including its environment-selection guidance.

Use this skill in the parent dot for other tasks. If you are already the assigned task, work in your selected environment.

For follow-up work in a task whose environment the user already selected, go straight to Follow through. Keep its threadId and selected environment.

This skill covers both collections returned by cloud_threads.list_environments: existing user computers and registered remotes in environments, and personal and workspace-shared saved coding configurations in codingEnvironments. The dot cloud computer is separate and is not included in that list.

Decide where to work

Use the dot cloud computer for all computer work unless:

• The user asks to use a specific environment or computer. Use that environment or computer.
• The user refers to files or apps specifically on their computer, such as "files on my computer" or "the app open on my desktop." Use the user's computer.
• The browser tool's documentation calls for a local browser fallback. Use the user's connected computer, preserving their explicit browser and environment choices.

A request for a cloud task alone does not select another computer. The dot cloud computer remains the default.