Keep coding work going around the clock with Reason
Open Reason on the web or the Mac app
Sign in at reasonmachines.com, or download the Reason app for macOS from reasonmachines.com/download. Both open the same Sessions. Cloud computers come with a Pro or Max plan.
Connect the plans you already pay for
In Settings › Models, connect your Claude (Pro or Max), ChatGPT, Grok or GitHub Copilot plan, or add API keys. Reason runs on your own accounts first; a Reason plan's credits cover the rest.
Add Reason to Slack
Mention Reason in a channel or message it directly, and it picks up the task from the thread, works on its own cloud computer and replies there with the pull request.
Make it a Loop if it repeats
Open Loops in the sidebar and describe the job and when it runs, such as every night at 2am, or on each new GitHub issue or Slack message. Each run picks up the Loop's instructions and Reason's memory of your repository.
Review the pull request in the morning
Read the diff, the test results and anything Reason says it couldn't verify. Your branch protection and required checks still decide what merges.
What keeps Claude Code going, and what stops it
| Keeps going | Stops | |
|---|---|---|
| Your own computer | While the computer is awake and the session open | When it sleeps, restarts or the session closes |
| Cloud sessions | After you close your laptop | After a period of inactivity, when the session's VM is reclaimed |
| Cloud scheduled tasks | On a schedule, at most hourly, with your laptop closed | Research preview; up to 100 scheduled runs an hour per account |
| Remote Control | Lets you steer a local session from another device | Claude keeps running locally, so your computer has to stay on |
| Usage limits | Until the five-hour or weekly limit | At the limit, until it resets or you add usage credits |
From Anthropic's Claude Code docs and Claude's usage limit article, checked Nov 2, 2026.
An always-on teammate that codes
Always on means three things: something is listening (Slack, GitHub, a schedule), there is a computer to work on, and the work survives a usage limit. Claude Code's cloud features cover the computer; the listening and the limits are up to you.
Reason covers all three: Slack and Loops listen, each Session gets its own cloud computer, and hit your limit? Reason keeps going on your other connected accounts or Reason credits. It can run Claude models on your connected Claude Pro or Max plan, and keeps memory across Sessions.
Sources (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Questions
Does Claude Code run 24/7?
Not by itself. It runs when given a task; cloud sessions and scheduled tasks let it work without your computer, but sessions stop after inactivity and runs stop at your plan's limits.
Why does Claude Code stop when my laptop sleeps?
A local session runs on your computer, so it pauses with it. Anthropic's desktop scheduled tasks skip runs while the computer sleeps; cloud sessions and cloud scheduled tasks don't need it on.
Do Claude Code scheduled tasks run when my computer is off?
Cloud scheduled tasks do; desktop scheduled tasks and /loop need the computer on.
Can cloud scheduled tasks see my local files?
No. Cloud tasks run on Anthropic's cloud with your repository, not your computer's files. Remote Control is the option that keeps Claude running on your own computer.
What happens when Claude hits its usage limit overnight?
Claude Code stops at your plan's five-hour or weekly limit until it resets, unless you've added usage credits. Hit your limit? Reason keeps going on your other connected accounts or Reason credits.
What does Reason cost?
Pro is $50 a month and Max $200 a month per person, with cloud computers and weekly usage in credits; top-ups keep work going when a week's usage runs out. Models you run on your own connected plans or API keys are billed by that provider and keep its limits.