Agent Stack — for Claude Code, Codex & Grok users

You already have the agent: Claude Code, Codex, or Grok — in the terminal, on the desktop, or on your phone. These are the four tools we use alongside it: one to run its work on your own machines, one to ask other models, one to find more MCP servers, and one whiteboard that the agent and you look at together.

Not a bundle. This is the combination we use and recommend. Each product has its own account and its own pricing, listed below. There is no bundle price, no discount, and no PLAI.chat credit included with an AI Commander subscription.

The stack at a glance

ToolWhat it adds to your agentHow you attach itPrice
AI CommanderShell commands and detached jobs on machines you own — server, dev box, VPS, home PCRemote MCP: https://aicommander.dev/mcp + a host agent on each machineFree up to 10 machines; Pro $49/month
PLAI.chatA web chat with 300+ models, for a second opinion from another modelOpen it in a browser; no installFree models without login; paid models pay-as-you-go (10% top-up fee: $10 top-up → $9 credit)
MCPfinderLets the agent search for, evaluate, and get install config for other MCP serversLocal stdio MCP: npx -y @mcpfinder/serverFree, open source (AGPL-3.0-or-later)
cnvs.appA live whiteboard the agent reads and draws on while you watch the same boardRemote MCP: https://cnvs.app/mcpFree, no signup

1. AI Commander — run your agent’s work on your own machines

AI Commander is a remote harness, not another agent. Install the small host agent on each machine you want to drive; it makes one outbound connection to aicommander.dev and accepts no inbound connections, so you open no ports. Then attach the MCP server in the client you already use, and that client can run commands on the machine, start detached jobs that keep running after the chat ends, and check their status and logs later. There is no AI Commander app: Claude, Codex, or Grok is the UI. 

claude mcp add --transport http aicommander https://aicommander.dev/mcp
codex mcp add aicommander --url https://aicommander.dev/mcp
grok mcp add --transport http aicommander https://aicommander.dev/mcp

On the phone, open the Claude, ChatGPT, or Grok app and use the AI Commander connector where that client supports one. Setup for every client is on Connect your AI client; per-client pages: Claude Code · Codex · Grok.

Prompt — Claude Code on your server
On my build-server, start a job in /srv/app named fix-tests that runs: claude -p "Run the test suite, fix what fails, and leave the changes uncommitted." --permission-mode acceptEdits Give me the jobId; I'll check remote_job_logs from my phone later.

Pricing: commands, detached jobs, desktop screenshots, and GPU discovery are free for up to 10 machines. Pro is $49/month, billed monthly through Stripe, and adds file transfer (remote_pull / remote_push, files up to 100 MiB each) and machines up to the technical ceiling of 100. No annual plan and no per-seat tier. Full details: Pricing. More on agent-to-agent runs: Remote coding agents.

2. PLAI.chat — 300+ models in one web chat, pay-as-you-go

When you want a second opinion from a model your agent does not use — GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama, Mistral, and others — PLAI.chat puts 300+ models (via OpenRouter) in one web chat, and lets you switch models mid-conversation. Free models work with no account and no card, within a daily message limit. Paid models are billed per message from credit you add; there is no subscription and nothing renews.

PLAI.chat pricing, including the fee: paid models are billed per message at API rates from your credit balance. Each top-up is a one-off card payment, and 10% of each top-up is kept as a fee — a $10 top-up adds $9 of credit. Free models cost nothing. Current limits and rates: plai.chat/ai-chat-no-subscription. PLAI.chat billing is separate from AI Commander billing.

3. MCPfinder — let the agent find its own MCP servers

MCPfinder is “an MCP that finds MCPs”: an open-source (GitHub, AGPL-3.0-or-later) local MCP server that searches the Official MCP Registry, Glama, and Smithery. It gives your agent four tools — search_mcp_servers, get_server_details, get_install_config, and browse_categories — so it can look up a server for the task in front of it and return the config to install it. It runs over stdio with npx (Node.js 22.15 or newer); the project’s README shows this config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Cursor: 

"mcpfinder": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@mcpfinder/server"] }

Free. Review what it suggests before you install it — every MCP server you add acts with the permissions you give it.

4. cnvs.app — one board for agent and human

cnvs.app is a free, no-signup, real-time whiteboard in the browser with an MCP endpoint at https://cnvs.app/mcp. Through it, your agent can read a board, add text, links, images, and freehand strokes, move and erase items, wait for your edits, and manage kanban columns and tasks — on the same live board you have open. Its edits appear for everyone on the board, tagged with an ai: author label so you can tell them apart. Documented clients include Claude Code and Claude Desktop (cnvs.app MCP docs): 

claude mcp add --transport http cnvs https://cnvs.app/mcp

There is no API key or sign-in: the board ID is the key, so treat a board link like a password and do not put secrets on a shared board.

How the pieces fit

  1. Plan on the board. Sketch the task on a cnvs.app board; your agent reads it and adds a kanban card per step.
  2. Find the tools. If a step needs an integration, the agent asks MCPfinder for a server and shows you the install config.
  3. Run it where the work lives. The agent starts a detached job on your own machine through AI Commander — the repo, toolchain, and GPU are already there.
  4. Check from anywhere. From your phone, ask the same client for the job’s status and logs; get a second opinion on the result from another model in PLAI.chat.

FAQ

Is this a bundle, and is there a discount or a free PLAI.chat credit with AI Commander Pro?
No. This is the combination we use and recommend, not a bundle. Each product has its own account and its own pricing, and an AI Commander subscription does not include PLAI.chat credit, a discount, or anything else from the other products. AI Commander is free for up to 10 machines and Pro is $49 per month; PLAI.chat is pay-as-you-go, with a 10% fee on each top-up (a $10 top-up adds $9 of credit); MCPfinder and cnvs.app are free.
How do I run Claude Code or Codex on a remote machine, like my own server?
Install the AI Commander host agent on the server, attach https://aicommander.dev/mcp in the client you already use (for example claude mcp add --transport http aicommander https://aicommander.dev/mcp, or codex mcp add aicommander --url https://aicommander.dev/mcp), then ask it to start a detached job on that machine that runs claude -p or codex exec. The job keeps running after the chat ends, and you read its status and logs later. The host agent dials out, so the server needs no inbound ports.
Do I need AI Commander Pro to run jobs on my machines?
No. Remote commands, detached jobs, desktop screenshots and GPU discovery are free for up to 10 machines. Pro is $49 per month, billed monthly through Stripe, and adds file transfer (remote_pull and remote_push) and machines up to the technical ceiling of 100.
Can I use this from my phone?
Yes, through the phone app of the AI client you already use. There is no AI Commander app: open Claude, ChatGPT or Grok on your phone, attach the AI Commander connector where that client supports one, and ask it to start or check a job on your machine. PLAI.chat and cnvs.app are websites, so they open in a mobile browser.
Which MCP tools are worth adding to Claude Code?
Start with the ones that give it something it cannot do alone. AI Commander gives it a shell and detached jobs on your other machines. MCPfinder lets it search the Official MCP Registry, Glama and Smithery for further servers and returns their install config. cnvs.app gives it a whiteboard it can read and draw on while you watch the same board. Add only servers you trust: every MCP server you attach can act with the permissions you give it.
Are these products from the same company?
Yes. AI Commander, PLAI.chat, MCPfinder and cnvs.app are all made by the Coder AI team, which is why we use them together. They remain separate products with separate accounts and billing. None of them is affiliated with Anthropic, OpenAI or xAI, and none is an alternative to Claude Code, Codex or Grok; they work alongside them.

Start with your own machine

Install the host agent on a machine you own, attach https://aicommander.dev/mcp in Claude Code, Codex, or Grok, and ask for a real job on that box.

Install the host agent Setup guides AI Commander pricing

Disclosure: all four products are made by the Coder AI team. Prices are as published on each product’s own site on 2026-10-08; check there before you buy. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic; Codex and ChatGPT are trademarks of OpenAI; Grok is a trademark of xAI. AI Commander is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by these companies.