Manage your troop
Watch the computer of your troop
See the screen of your cloud computer live, take over the mouse and keyboard, and give control back.
Each workspace has its own cloud computer. The runs of its teammates happen there, and each teammate has its own Chrome on it. Watch computer shows its screen live. You can take over the mouse and keyboard to help a teammate, then give control back.
Before you begin
- Only owners and admins open Watch computer.
- The computer of the workspace must run. A computer that stopped to save money takes up to two minutes to start.
Watch the screen
- Open the page of a teammate.
- Select Watch computer in its header. The page connects to the computer, and shows Connecting for a moment.
- Watch the screen. The page says "Watching. The troop keeps working."
The screen shows the Chrome of the teammate that works now. Each teammate has its own Chrome, with its own window and its own sign-ins.
Take over
Take over to help a teammate, for example to type a code that a site asks for.
- Select Take over. The page says "You have the mouse and keyboard. Hand it back when you're done."
- Click and type in the screen.
- Select Hand back when you finish. The teammate continues.
While you have control, the teammate does not use the browser.
Teach a task
Teach a task on this page records what you do in the browser of the teammate. The teammate then drafts a skill from it. See Add and manage skills.
The parts of the computer
| Part | What it does |
|---|---|
| The Chrome of each teammate | Its own profile, window and home page. Its sign-ins stay in it. |
| The runs | Each round of a run is a call to the CLI of your AI plan, on the computer. |
| The sign-in of the AI plan | It stays on the computer. Troopy keeps no copy of it. |
| The code work of the Engineer | A copy of your repo in a sandbox, on the computer. |
The computer stops at a fixed time after its start, to save money. A teammate that has work asks for more time first. A run that the computer cut short starts its round again, one time.
Problems
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| "The screen is taking too long to get ready. Try again." | Wait a minute, then open Watch computer again. |
| "The VNC view is still getting ready. Try again in a few seconds." | Wait a few seconds, then try again. |
| "Your browser blocked the new tab. Allow pop-ups for Troopy and try again." | Allow pop-ups for troopy.ai in your browser. |
| Not connected | The computer does not run. Open the page again. A launch that failed shows in Settings. |
If the launch of the computer failed, see Fix setup problems.