Matrix OS Documentation
Start using Matrix OS, then go deeper into the developer platform.
Developer-first cloud computer
Matrix gives every builder a persistent AI workstation they can reach from the web, CLI, and agents.
Matrix OS is a cloud operating system for AI-native work. You get a personal Matrix computer, connect your tools, open the web shell, and run coding agents in a persistent environment that keeps working after your laptop closes.
The first ICP for Matrix is developers. Matrix is built for full-stack work from anywhere: terminal sessions, GitHub auth, codebases, coding agents, previews, skills, files, and app data all live in your Matrix workspace.
A computer with an AI kernel
Matrix is not a dashboard. It is a personal cloud computer where the AI can use the shell, files, apps, integrations, and skills with your permission.
Why Matrix
Your cloud computer should stay awake, remember context, and move with you.
Local development keeps asking the wrong machine to do the work. Matrix gives developers a persistent computer in the cloud so agents, terminals, previews, and context keep running without laptop sleep hacks or keep-awake apps.
Always-on compute
Keep terminals, dev servers, previews, review loops, and agents alive after the laptop closes.
Agents keep running
Claude, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, and Hermes work inside the same cloud machine instead of fighting local sleep.
Work from anywhere
Move between the web shell, CLI, and upcoming Mac/iOS apps without moving the project.
Shared with teammates
Hand off a running workspace, terminal session, repo, or preview without recreating local setup.
Context in one place
Files, repos, settings, skills, logs, integrations, and agent history live in the Matrix workspace.
User Quickstart
Sign up, choose power and region, provision your Matrix computer, and land in the shell.
CLI
Install the Matrix CLI, connect from your local terminal, and run remote shell sessions.
Shell And Agents
Use app.matrix-os.com, authenticate GitHub, clone a repo, and launch Claude, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, or Hermes.
Contributor Platform
Read the architecture, dev VPS, skills, testing, releases, and contribution references.
Quick Start Path
Create your account and choose capacity
Sign up at app.matrix-os.com, choose your Matrix power level and region, complete billing, and wait for your Matrix computer to provision.
Open the web shell
Land in the Matrix shell. Open Terminal, authenticate GitHub with gh auth login, and clone the repo you want to work on.
Install the CLI
Use the matrix CLI to connect from your laptop, attach to persistent sessions, and run coding agents on your Matrix computer.
Launch an agent
Start Claude, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, or Hermes in a named session. Keep the work running in Matrix while you move between devices.
What Matrix Is Good For
Cloud Coding
Run full-stack projects, previews, tests, review loops, and agents on the Matrix computer instead of your laptop.
Work From Anywhere
Use the web UI, local CLI, and upcoming Mac/iOS apps against the same persistent sessions and files.
Skills For Agents
Matrix skills are preloaded for Claude, Codex, Hermes, and the Matrix kernel so each agent knows how to build in the platform.
Settings And Billing
Manage power, region, billing, runtime settings, integrations, and connected developer tools.
How Matrix Is Different
AI Is The Kernel
Matrix does not bolt chat onto an app. The AI is the main way the system decides what to do, which app to use, what to build, and how to keep context.
Your Workspace Is Yours
Your files live in your Matrix home, and app/workspace data lives in your Matrix database. The platform handles routing, auth, integrations, and recovery.
Apps Are Real Apps
Matrix builds usable Vite + React apps, not disposable mockups. Apps can have screens, state, tables, and data that persists.
One OS, Many Surfaces
The web workspace is the main shell, but the same AI and state can work through messaging channels, social features, and developer tools.
Next Steps
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