Nightshift provides instant, isolated Linux machines — called chicklets — that developers and AI agents can spin up, code in, and tear down anywhere in the world.
The rise of autonomous AI coding agents has outpaced the infrastructure designed to run them. Current solutions are patched together, insecure, and expensive.
A chicklet is a tiny, persistent, SSH-accessible Linux VM pre-loaded with the AI coding tools developers already use — Claude Code, Gemini, and Codex — ready in seconds.
It's that simple. The CLI does the rest.
Built on Kata Containers — each chicklet runs in a full hardware-isolated VM, not just a container. No noisy neighbors, no blast radius.
Every chicklet gets its own public IP. One command exposes any service. No more ngrok, no more SSH tunnels, no more firewall gymnastics.
Files survive stop/start cycles. Chicklets behave like real computers — your work is always there when you come back.
Agents can provision and manage their own chicklets via API. Your AI isn't limited to the machine you set up — it can scale itself.
Claude Code, Gemini, and Codex ship with every chicklet. Zero setup. Agents hit the ground running.
Apache 2.0 licensed. Self-host on your own K3s cluster, contribute to the project, or use the managed chicklet.io service.
The AI agent market is growing faster than any infrastructure category in history. Every agent needs compute. Nightshift is the first platform built exclusively for this workload.
Developers building with Claude, GPT, Gemini who need sandboxed, agent-friendly compute. They already pay for cloud VMs — Nightshift is a drop-in replacement purpose-built for their workflow.
Engineering teams at scale running CI/CD agents, code review bots, and agentic pipelines. Nightshift's isolation model meets enterprise security requirements that shared containers cannot.
Universities, labs, and bootcamps need reproducible, isolated compute environments. Chicklets provide per-student isolation at cloud costs without the complexity of full Kubernetes clusters.
As autonomous agents become economic actors — hiring, paying, and coordinating with other agents — they'll need persistent infrastructure. Nightshift is positioned to be the "AWS for agents."
Nightshift monetizes through chicklet.io, its managed hosting platform. Revenue scales directly with compute consumption — the more agents run, the more Nightshift earns.
Pay-per-use chicklets. Users pay for compute time across Small, Medium, and Large tiers. No reserved instances, no minimum commitment.
License the platform for deployment on customer-owned Kubernetes infrastructure. Annual contracts with SLA guarantees and dedicated support.
Apache 2.0 open core drives organic developer adoption and reduces CAC. Community contributors become paying customers at chicklet.io.
Nightshift's architecture is designed for security-first multi-tenancy from the ground up — not bolted on after the fact.
Each chicklet runs in a Kata Container — a lightweight VM that provides the security of a full hypervisor with the speed of a container. Developed by Intel and Hyper, adopted by major cloud providers.
The platform runs on K3s (lightweight Kubernetes), enabling operators to deploy Nightshift on bare metal, cloud VMs, or edge hardware with a minimal footprint.
Unlike Docker or standard Kubernetes, Kata Containers prevent container escapes. Each chicklet is a hardware boundary — a compromised agent cannot affect neighbors.
Firecracker (AWS Lambda) is optimized for millisecond-lifecycle functions. Chicklets are long-lived workspaces — they need persistent filesystems, SSH, and general-purpose Ubuntu environments. Kata Containers deliver this while maintaining strong isolation.
The full infrastructure stack powering Nightshift:
Existing platforms were designed for web apps and microservices — not autonomous AI workloads. Nightshift is purpose-built from the ground up.
chicklet.io launched into early access with an invitation-only waitlist. Developer interest has been immediate and organic.
chicklet.io is deployed and accepting real users. The hosted service, CLI, and documentation are all publicly available. This isn't a pitch deck — it's a working product.
Claude Code, Gemini, and Codex all launched in the last 12 months. Developer demand for agent-optimized compute is surging. Nightshift is the infrastructure layer this ecosystem needs right now.
From open early access to the default compute platform for the agentic era.
Platform open-sourced (Apache 2.0), K3s + Kata Containers architecture validated, chicklet.io launched with early access waitlist, Claude Code / Gemini / Codex pre-installed.
Open waitlist to all developers, launch usage-based billing across all three compute tiers, ship CLI v1.0 with full chicklet lifecycle management, publish self-hosting guides.
Release the Agent Provisioning API — allowing AI agents to create and manage their own chicklets programmatically. Expand to EU and APAC regions for latency-sensitive workloads.
Launch enterprise tier with SSO, audit logs, private networking, and dedicated capacity. Introduce team workspaces for sharing chicklets across organizations.
Become the default compute layer for autonomous AI workflows — agents that self-provision, self-scale, and self-terminate based on task completion. The AWS for the agent economy.
The Nightshift team comes from infrastructure, security, and AI tooling backgrounds — uniquely positioned to build this platform.
Deep expertise in containerization, Kubernetes, and secure multi-tenant systems. Previously shipped production infrastructure at scale.
Designed the KVM-backed isolation model. Former experience in hypervisor security and cloud provider trust boundaries.
Built the Claude Code, Gemini, and Codex integrations. Power users of agentic coding workflows who scratched their own itch.
Operates chicklet.io infrastructure. Background in SRE at high-traffic consumer platforms.
💼 Actively hiring — Engineering, DevRel, and Growth roles open. We're building the team alongside the product.
We're raising to accelerate GA launch, expand infrastructure capacity, and grow the developer community ahead of the enterprise push.
Join the Nightshift seed round. We're looking for investors who understand that every AI agent running in production is a potential customer.