For simple Coder deployments, it would be great to code directly on the Coder host (where you deployed Coder). Similar to cloud shells in AWS, GCP, Azure, or Proxmox.

• deploy Coder and instantly have a workspace + web IDE
• create/edit templates directly via the web terminal/code-server
  • deploy Coder on AWS with one-click, log in, add templates
• use Coder in "single player mode" without having to create templates
  • quick time to IDE like code-server, but with support for desktop IDEs + JetBrains
• install cloud CLIs for use with templates (aws-cli, terraform, gcloud, kubectl)

Since this poses a risk for large-scale deployments or IaC-only environments, a feature like this should be:

• optional: enabled/disabled via an environment variable
• role-restricted: only admins (or the "admin" user) can use it

Concepts:

or (like cloud shell in GCP)