AI Agent Sandboxes Explained: From Docker to MicroVMs

Your AI agent doesn't need more rules. It needs a sandbox. Giving an AI agent access to your terminal is like hiring a developer who can execute commands on your machine—but whose next action might be

Your AI agent doesn't need more rules. It needs a sandbox. Giving an AI agent access to your terminal is like hiring a developer who can execute commands on your machine—but whose next action might be influenced by a malicious prompt, an untrusted repository, or code it just generated. It can read files, install dependencies, run tests, start services, and modify your project. But what happens when it accidentally deletes the wrong directory, executes a malicious script, reads your API keys, or