Skip to content
AI agent hosting

AI agent hosting without a VPS: deploy the job as a workflow.

Most agents that run on a server are doing the same job on a schedule: check something, decide a little, write somewhere. Hosting that agent means a server to patch, a process to keep alive and a model call every run. Whenever hosts the job instead, as a workflow your coding agent writes and deploys.

AI steps have no same-output guarantee and incur runtime AI usage when they run. Code-only steps keep following the rules you approve.
* APIs and MCP servers must be reachable from Whenever’s hosted runtime. Required credentials, permissions and provider plans still apply; private-network-only services are not automatically accessible.
Start for freeNo credit card requiredAI building has weekly usage limits.

From an always-on agent to a deployed workflow

Three steps, and no server at the end of them.

  1. FindName the recurring job

    What it watches, what it decides, where it writes.

  2. RefactorLet your coding agent rewrite it

    It follows whenever.dev/skill.md and saves a draft over MCP.

  3. DeploySet up and publish

    Credentials in Setup, one manual run, then publish.

You keep the job; you stop operating a server.

What you stop operating

And what you still own.

No server to keep alive

Triggers, scheduling and run history are managed.

Secrets out of the box

Credentials live in Setup, not in an .env on a VPS.

Infrastructure you still choose

Any documented API the hosted runtime can reach; private-network-only services are not reachable.

Limits to know

A run may take up to an hour, and a failed run is not retried for you.

A hosted workflow, or a server?

Host the job on Whenever when

  • It runs on a schedule, a webhook or an app event
  • Its steps are the same each run
  • You want to pay per run, not per server

Keep a server or agent platform when

  • The agent must hold a conversation or long-lived state
  • It runs shell commands, installs packages or uses local devices
  • You need self-hosting or a private network

A few useful answers

What is AI agent infrastructure?

The pieces an agent needs to run unattended: triggers, credentials, integrations, a runtime and a record of each run. Whenever provides those for workflows.

Do I need a VPS to run an AI agent on a schedule?

Not if the job can be a workflow: Whenever triggers it on a schedule or webhook without a server of yours.

Can a hosted workflow still use AI?

Yes, in steps that ask for a model; those vary and use AI-spend allowance.

Sources & further reading

Sources reviewed October 16, 2026.

Choose your next step

Retire the server, keep the job

Ask your coding agent to deploy it as a workflow.

Start for freeNo credit card requiredAI building has weekly usage limits.