blog: Beyond Human IDEs: Running Agentic Workspaces in Eclipse Che by rohanKanojia · Pull Request #92 · eclipse-che/blog

rohanKanojia · 2026-07-16T10:59:04Z

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Add a new community blog post, Beyond Human IDEs: Running Agentic Workspaces in Eclipse Che, introducing terminal-centric Agentic CDEs as a complement to traditional full-IDE workspaces.

See Preview here: https://pr-check-92-che-blog.surge.sh/2026/07/22/@rohan.kumar-beyond-human-ides-running-agentic-workspaces.html

It covers:
• A comparison of traditional CDEs vs agentic CDEs (with trade-offs)
• The human-in-the-review-loop workflow for autonomous coding agents
• How Eclipse Che and ttyd fit together for lightweight, Kubernetes-isolated agent workspaces
• A step-by-step guide: choose a terminal-centric editor (Web Terminal or Herdr), import from Git, and launch a coding agent
• Team benefits: contained sandbox execution, higher workspace density, and parallel agent scaling
• A "Try It Yourself" section pointing to Hosted Che / Developer Sandbox

ibuziuk · 2026-07-16T14:08:31Z

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@rohanKanojia let's target publication next week e.g. 07-22

okay, understood.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com> Signed-off-by: Rohan Kumar <rokumar@redhat.com> Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

Firewall

Great job, just some small comments.

Firewall · 2026-07-17T07:49:47Z

+* Access to an Eclipse Che instance (for example, a local or team deployment)
+* Credentials for an LLM provider your coding agent can use (on-prem or cloud-hosted)
+* A Git repository URL to import in the *Import from Git* section
+* Optional: Git credentials configured in Eclipse Che so the agent can push branches and open pull requests on GitHub automatically


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* Optional: Git credentials configured in Eclipse Che so the agent can push branches and open pull requests on GitHub automatically

* Optional: Git credentials configured in Eclipse Che so the agent can push branches and open pull requests on your Git provider automatically

Firewall · 2026-07-17T07:49:50Z

+Open the *Choose an Editor* tree and select a lightweight, terminal-centric editor definition instead of a full IDE. For an agentic CDE, pick either:
+
+* Web Terminal: a minimal `ttyd`-based shell in the browser
+* Herdr: an agent-aware terminal multiplexer on top of the same web-terminal model


Make this a link to the project?

Firewall · 2026-07-17T07:53:12Z

+Here is an example of Claude Code and OpenCode running in a workspace with the Herdr editor definition. Herdr shows each agent in the sidebar (idle or working) while the active pane streams the agent's tools and output.
+
+.Claude Code and OpenCode agents running in an Eclipse Che workspace with the Herdr editor definition.
+image::/assets/img/beyond-human-ides-running-agentic-workspaces/herdr-agents-running.png[Herdr workspace showing Claude Code idle and OpenCode working on Dockerfile tests inside Eclipse Che.]


Can we have a higher resolution version of this image?

Shall we put this or a similar image at the top of the blogpost? To show "this will be the end result" to capture the readers attention

Firewall · 2026-07-17T07:56:50Z

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+TIP: If you chose Herdr, you can split panes and run multiple agents in parallel, while Herdr tracks whether each one is idle, working, or blocked. The platform underneath matters more: with Che, each agent still gets its own sandboxed, Kubernetes-native workspace.
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+== How Agentic CDEs Can Be Beneficial for Teams


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== How Agentic CDEs Can Be Beneficial for Teams

== How Agentic CDEs help Teams

Firewall · 2026-07-17T08:01:48Z

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+== How Agentic CDEs Can Be Beneficial for Teams
+
+Agentic CDEs can be beneficial for safer agentic automation: every agent can run in its own workspace, with Kubernetes-enforced boundaries, instead of sharing a developer's laptop or a long-lived shared VM. Using Che for ttyd-driven agent workspaces can build on that foundation in a few practical ways:


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Agentic CDEs can be beneficial for safer agentic automation: every agent can run in its own workspace, with Kubernetes-enforced boundaries, instead of sharing a developer's laptop or a long-lived shared VM. Using Che for ttyd-driven agent workspaces can build on that foundation in a few practical ways:

Agentic CDEs keep each coding agent in its own Kubernetes-isolated workspace, instead of sharing a developer laptop or a long-lived VM. Using Che for ttyd-driven agent workspaces can build on that foundation in a few practical ways:

ibuziuk · 2026-07-17T09:56:11Z

+| Autonomous agents executing tasks, with humans in the review loop
+
+| Workspace shape
+| Full IDE (for example Che-Code or VS Code) plus extensions, UI, and layouts


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| Full IDE (for example Che-Code or VS Code) plus extensions, UI, and layouts

| Full IDE (for example, VS Code) plus extensions, UI, and layouts

ibuziuk · 2026-07-17T10:01:30Z

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+Wait for the workspace to become ready. Once it is ready, Che opens the `ttyd`-based terminal in the browser. From there, launch your preferred terminal-based coding agent (for example, `claude-code` or `opencode`), point it at a task or specification, and let it work inside the isolated workspace.
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+NOTE: Terminal-based coding agents (such as `claude-code` or `opencode`) must already be present in the DevWorkspace container image, or installed or otherwise injected into the workspace before you use them.


injected into the workspace before you use them.

I would clarify that this simply can be done via devfile command and provide a snippet - https://github.com/eclipse-che/che-server/blob/main/devfile.yaml#L93-L102

ibuziuk

Great read!

ibuziuk · 2026-07-17T10:10:43Z

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+title: "Beyond Human IDEs: Running Agentic Workspaces in Eclipse Che"


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title: "Beyond Human IDEs: Running Agentic Workspaces in Eclipse Che"

title: "Beyond Human IDEs: Running Agentic Cloud Development Environments in Eclipse Che"

ibuziuk · 2026-07-17T10:11:33Z

+  How to run safer agentic automation in isolated workspaces with Eclipse Che:
+  lightweight, ttyd-based Agentic Workspaces on Kubernetes.
+categories: []
+keywords: ['Agentic Workspaces', 'CDE', 'Eclipse Che', 'AI', 'Kubernetes', 'ttyd', 'Devfile']


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keywords: ['Agentic Workspaces', 'CDE', 'Eclipse Che', 'AI', 'Kubernetes', 'ttyd', 'Devfile']

keywords: ['Agentic Workspaces', 'CDE', 'Eclipse Che', 'AI', 'Kubernetes', 'ttyd', 'herdr', 'Devfile']

Clarify Devfile-based Claude CLI install, move the Herdr end-result screenshot to the intro, and refresh that image. Signed-off-by: Rohan Kumar <rohaan@redhat.com> Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

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Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com> Signed-off-by: Rohan Kumar <rokumar@redhat.com> Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

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Clarify Devfile-based Claude CLI install, move the Herdr end-result screenshot to the intro, and refresh that image. Signed-off-by: Rohan Kumar <rohaan@redhat.com> Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

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	* Optional: Git credentials configured in Eclipse Che so the agent can push branches and open pull requests on GitHub automatically
	* Optional: Git credentials configured in Eclipse Che so the agent can push branches and open pull requests on your Git provider automatically


		TIP: If you chose Herdr, you can split panes and run multiple agents in parallel, while Herdr tracks whether each one is idle, working, or blocked. The platform underneath matters more: with Che, each agent still gets its own sandboxed, Kubernetes-native workspace.

		== How Agentic CDEs Can Be Beneficial for Teams

	== How Agentic CDEs Can Be Beneficial for Teams
	== How Agentic CDEs help Teams


		== How Agentic CDEs Can Be Beneficial for Teams

		Agentic CDEs can be beneficial for safer agentic automation: every agent can run in its own workspace, with Kubernetes-enforced boundaries, instead of sharing a developer's laptop or a long-lived shared VM. Using Che for ttyd-driven agent workspaces can build on that foundation in a few practical ways:

	Agentic CDEs can be beneficial for safer agentic automation: every agent can run in its own workspace, with Kubernetes-enforced boundaries, instead of sharing a developer's laptop or a long-lived shared VM. Using Che for ttyd-driven agent workspaces can build on that foundation in a few practical ways:
	Agentic CDEs keep each coding agent in its own Kubernetes-isolated workspace, instead of sharing a developer laptop or a long-lived VM. Using Che for ttyd-driven agent workspaces can build on that foundation in a few practical ways:

	\| Full IDE (for example Che-Code or VS Code) plus extensions, UI, and layouts
	\| Full IDE (for example, VS Code) plus extensions, UI, and layouts


		Wait for the workspace to become ready. Once it is ready, Che opens the `ttyd`-based terminal in the browser. From there, launch your preferred terminal-based coding agent (for example, `claude-code` or `opencode`), point it at a task or specification, and let it work inside the isolated workspace.

		NOTE: Terminal-based coding agents (such as `claude-code` or `opencode`) must already be present in the DevWorkspace container image, or installed or otherwise injected into the workspace before you use them.

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		title: "Beyond Human IDEs: Running Agentic Workspaces in Eclipse Che"

	keywords: ['Agentic Workspaces', 'CDE', 'Eclipse Che', 'AI', 'Kubernetes', 'ttyd', 'Devfile']
	keywords: ['Agentic Workspaces', 'CDE', 'Eclipse Che', 'AI', 'Kubernetes', 'ttyd', 'herdr', 'Devfile']

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