Orbs, Explained: Amp's Remote Coding Agents Are More Than Just VMs

Amp's Thorsten Ball explains what orbs are: remote coding agents that run in the cloud, controllable from anywhere, and that can sleep and wake on demand. But orbs are more than just VMs—they feature shareable portals, multiplayer collaboration, scheduled wake-ups, and the ability for agents to spawn other orbs and communicate with each other. This post addresses the naming controversy and showcases the magic users have found in orbs.