# SuperHQ

> **TL;DR.** SuperHQ is an open-source macOS app that runs AI coding agents — Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Pi — inside isolated microVM sandboxes instead of directly on your machine.

- **Category:** AI / Developer Tools / Agent Infrastructure
- **Stage:** validating
- **Age:** 65 days
- **Origin date:** 2026-04-12
- **First detected:** 2026-04-24
- **Canonical URL:** https://earlyterms.com/term/superhq
- **Sources:** 6 primary URLs

## Definition

SuperHQ is an open-source macOS app that runs AI coding agents — Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Pi — inside isolated microVM sandboxes instead of directly on your machine. A local auth gateway keeps API keys off the VM entirely, and each session gets a disposable Debian environment.

Built by Harsh Singh and the [superhq-ai](https://github.com/superhq-ai) team in Rust on the GPUI framework, SuperHQ debuted publicly on April 12, 2026 with two GitHub repositories: the main orchestration app and [Shuru](https://github.com/superhq-ai/shuru), the underlying microVM SDK now at 675 stars. A companion service, remote.superhq.ai, lets developers review diffs and send commands from any device.

## Analogy

Think of it as a secure staging container for every coding agent session, disposable by design.

## Why it's emerging now

AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex now run unsupervised for hours — deleting files, making network calls, using credentials. SuperHQ addresses the gap: real VM-level isolation on your local machine, not just Git worktrees, with API keys never entering the sandbox.

## Related terms

- *related:* Claude Code
- *parent:* coding-agents
- *parent:* agentic-coding
- *related:* agent-harness
- *related:* managed-agents
- *related:* openai-codex-cli
- *competitor:* cloud-coding-agents
- *related:* workspace-agents
- *competitor:* E2B
- *competitor:* Daytona
- *child:* Shuru
- *related:* agent-loop

## Sources

1. [SuperHQ — official product site](https://superhq.ai/)
2. [superhq-ai/superhq — GitHub (main app, 200 stars)](https://github.com/superhq-ai/superhq)
3. [superhq-ai/shuru — microVM SDK (675 stars)](https://github.com/superhq-ai/shuru)
4. [Show HN: Run coding agents in microVM sandboxes (59 points, Apr 23 2026)](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47877726)
5. [SuperHQ — Product Hunt launch (96 upvotes, Apr 13 2026)](https://www.producthunt.com/products/superhq)
6. [harshthedev on X — SuperHQ announcement tweet](https://x.com/harshthedev/status/2043517242248458662)

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