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Software & DevOpsDone with Devin Sep 1, 2026
Hand off coding sessions from local CLI to Devin
The poster starts in Devin CLI so it explores the repo and builds context, then hands the session off to continue independently.
- What They Did
- The poster says they begin in Devin CLI on their local machine, let Devin explore the repository and build context there, and only then use /handoff to move the same session to Devin Cloud. After handoff, Devin continues without restarting the task or needing the context re-explained, and the poster may switch models inside that same environment depending on the job.
- How It Went
- They say this local-to-cloud handoff is one of the Devin features they use most, and that the overall setup kept them using Devin. The post gives no task-level success metrics for the handoff itself, only that some parts of Desktop still feel rougher than the CLI.
- Worth Knowing
- The practical catch is cost and quota awareness: the workflow described was on the $20 Pro plan, with SWE-2 temporarily free until October 8, and the poster says VM overhead in Mac sessions seemed small.
Try it yourself with Devin
I'm working in [repo name] on [task description]. Start by exploring the repo to understand the structure, the relevant files and the conventions, and summarize what you learned. Then continue the task independently and open a pull request, pausing to show me the diff before you push or open it.
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