High-performance volume
Choose fast block storage for code-heavy Agents — installs, builds, and Git run dramatically faster than on standard storage.
If your Agent installs packages, compiles code, or churns through thousands of small files, the speed of its Drive becomes the bottleneck. When you create an Agent you can pick its storage tier so the cloud computer's disk matches the work.
Two storage types
- Standard Disk (default) — object-backed storage. Great for documents, PDFs, images, and data files read sequentially. Included on every plan.
- High-Performance Disk — block storage tuned for many small files and frequent random I/O.
When to pick High-Performance Disk
- The Agent runs dev environments —
pnpm install,npm install,pip install - The Agent works with many small files — source trees,
node_modules, virtualenvs - You need fast filesystem ops — compiling, running tests, building images
- The Agent uses Git heavily — frequent commits, checkouts, and diffs
Stick with Standard Disk for document-, research-, or writing-heavy agents that aren't filesystem-bound, or when you want to keep cost down.
Choosing it
The storage type is set at creation and cannot be changed afterward. If you've outgrown a Standard Disk agent, create a new High-Performance one and move the work over.
Plan requirements
High-Performance Disk is a paid-tier feature. On plans that don't include it, the option shows an Upgrade badge in the Create Agent dialog — click it to view pricing. You can confirm an existing Agent's tier under Settings → Computer, where the volume is shown as Standard or High-Performance.