Monitor your cloud desktops
The Instances screen gives you a live view of all cloud desktops in your workspace. You can see what's running, spot problems early, and connect without leaving the desktop app.
View your cloud desktops
- Open the MultiClaw desktop app.
- Click Instances in the sidebar.
You'll see a list of all cloud desktops in your workspace. Each entry shows the name, current status, region, and resource metrics (CPU, memory, disk) when the instance is online.
Status indicators
| Status | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Online | The cloud desktop is active and connectable. | Click Connect to link the app to this instance. |
| Running | The agent daemon is active. | Nothing — agents are operational. |
| Stopped | The cloud desktop is off. Your data is preserved on disk — nothing is deleted by MultiClaw. | Start it from MultiClaw Cloud when you're ready. |
| Starting | The cloud desktop is booting up. | Wait — the status updates automatically. |
| Stopping | The cloud desktop is shutting down. | Wait for it to reach Stopped. |
| Provisioning | A new instance is being set up. | Wait — provisioning typically takes a few minutes. |
| Configuring | The instance is applying configuration. | Wait — the status updates automatically. |
| Degraded | The instance is reachable but has a partial failure. | Check the detail page and contact support if it persists. |
| Error | Something went wrong. | Contact support if the error persists. |
| Terminated | The instance has been permanently deleted. | This entry is shown for record-keeping only. |
Each cloud desktop shows the timestamp of its last heartbeat — the last time its agent daemon checked in. A heartbeat that's more than a few minutes old may mean the cloud desktop is unreachable, even if its status shows a healthy state.
Instance detail
Click any cloud desktop in the list to open its detail page. From there you can:
- See the current status and last heartbeat timestamp
- View resource metrics (CPU, memory, disk)
- Connect to the instance
- View deployed agents, skills, and MCP servers
The detail page is your first stop when a cloud desktop is behaving unexpectedly.
Related articles
What are cloud desktops?
A cloud desktop is a remote virtual machine that can run your agents in the background while your laptop is off.
Connect to a cloud desktop
Link the MultiClaw desktop app to a running cloud desktop so your agents and tasks run in the cloud.
Start, stop, and restart cloud desktops
Control your cloud desktop lifecycle from MultiClaw Cloud — stopping preserves all your data.