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When a task outgrows your local machine — or you want Devin to keep working while you step away — use the built-in /handoff command to transfer the current session to a cloud Devin session. The cloud session gets its own VM with a shell, browser, and full repo access, so it can keep going after you close your laptop. 
/handoff fix the flaky integration tests in CI
The Devin CLI packages up the conversation context and your current git branch, then creates a cloud session that picks up where you left off. Track its progress from your terminal or in the Devin web app.
Run /handoff without a task description and the cloud session continues from where you left off automatically.

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When to hand off

Hand a task off when it needs more than your local terminal, or when you want it to run in the background:
  • VM or server — running a dev server, hitting endpoints, Docker builds
  • Browser — screenshots, OAuth flows, end-to-end tests, scraping
  • CI/CD — pipeline debugging, deployments, infrastructure changes
  • Long-running work — migrations, batch jobs, large refactors
  • Parallel execution — offload work to the cloud while you keep coding locally

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What carries over

The cloud session starts in a fresh VM, so the CLI includes everything it needs to pick up the thread:
  • Repo and branch — so the cloud session clones the right repo and checks out the branch you’re on.
  • Conversation context — what you and Devin have been working on in the current session.
  • Uncommitted changes — your work-in-progress diff carries over. Commit or stash anything you don’t want sent.
Not using the Devin CLI? You can hand off from Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or any coding agent — and from plain shell scripts — with the open-source Devin Handoff plugin. See Hand off to Devin for setup and usage across every agent.

Hand off to Devin

Hand off from any coding agent, not just the Devin CLI

Devin Handoff on GitHub

Source, install guides, and the full script reference