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StateFork: Give Agents a Rewind Button
Agents need to branch mid-task across the full environment—not just the database. We’re releasing StateFork and Waypoint, two open-source systems that make general computer-use environments branchable and restorable.
Alex Jiakai XU
,
Tianle Zhou
,
Danielle Gillai
,
Ruizhe Fu
,
Georgios Liargkovas
,
Patrick Shen
,
Kostis Kaffes
,
Eugene Wu
Jun 4, 2026
8 min read
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Waypoint
Lightweight checkpoint/restore system for branchable terminal environments, preserving filesystem, process, memory, and shell-session state for fast rollback-driven AI-agent exploration.
Waypoint
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