{
  "id": "async-cloud-agent",
  "title": "Delegate tasks to a background agent",
  "category": "coding-agents",
  "job": "Hand off small GitHub tasks and review the PR later.",
  "difficulty": "Beginner",
  "tools": [
    {
      "id": "jules",
      "name": "Jules",
      "url": "https://jules.google",
      "kind": "cloud-agent",
      "summary": "Google's asynchronous coding agent that works on GitHub tasks in the background.",
      "open_source": false,
      "pricing": {
        "plans": [
          {
            "name": "Free",
            "usd_month": 0,
            "note": "15 tasks per rolling 24h, 3 concurrent"
          },
          {
            "name": "Google AI Pro",
            "usd_month": 19.99,
            "note": "100 tasks/day, 15 concurrent"
          },
          {
            "name": "Google AI Ultra",
            "usd_month": 99.99,
            "note": "From $99.99; 300 tasks/day"
          }
        ],
        "source": "https://jules.google/docs/usage-limits/",
        "status": "verified",
        "notes": "Paid Jules access currently limited to individual @gmail.com accounts."
      },
      "last_checked": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "codex",
      "name": "OpenAI Codex",
      "url": "https://openai.com/codex",
      "kind": "coding-agent",
      "summary": "OpenAI's coding agent for web, CLI, IDE and cloud tasks, bundled with ChatGPT plans.",
      "open_source": false,
      "pricing": {
        "plans": [
          {
            "name": "Free",
            "usd_month": 0,
            "note": "Lightweight tasks, GPT-6 Luna"
          },
          {
            "name": "Go",
            "usd_month": 8,
            "note": "Lightweight tasks"
          },
          {
            "name": "Plus",
            "usd_month": 20,
            "note": "GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna"
          },
          {
            "name": "Pro",
            "usd_month": 100,
            "note": "Also $200 and $500 tiers"
          }
        ],
        "source": "https://modelpick.dev/coding-plans/",
        "status": "verified",
        "notes": "Plan details taken from a third-party tracker that cites OpenAI's pages (checked Oct 9, 2026)."
      },
      "last_checked": "2026-10-21"
    }
  ],
  "model": "Gemini (Jules) or GPT-6.1 Sol (Codex)",
  "mcp_servers": [],
  "config": {
    "filename": "task-template.md",
    "language": "markdown",
    "code": "Goal:\nFiles likely involved:\nDone when: tests pass and <check>\nOut of scope:"
  },
  "starter_prompt": "Task: <goal>. Likely files: <files>. Done when tests pass and <check>. Open a PR with a summary of what you changed and why.",
  "monthly_cost": {
    "min_usd": 0,
    "max_usd": 20,
    "note": "Jules Free gives 15 tasks per 24h. Codex comes with ChatGPT plans (Plus $20)."
  },
  "steps": [
    "Connect your GitHub repo.",
    "Write tasks with a clear 'done when'.",
    "Review PRs like a teammate's."
  ],
  "why_this_works": "Parallel background work while you do something else.",
  "watch_out": "Small, well-specified tasks only. Vague tasks produce big, hard-to-review PRs.",
  "unverified": [],
  "tested": false,
  "last_checked": "2026-10-21"
}