Splitting sandbox base layers with Nix: fewer images, more auditable agent environments
sloppenheimer · x · 2026-09-24
A technical exchange on agent sandbox architecture: split the base OS and other layers further using Nix to map a full sandbox topology and cut down on base images. On the chronus shell abstraction, the author suggests intercepting at the syscall and eBPF layer for auditability — the less the model knows about extraneous environment tooling, the better.
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