The State of the Agent Sandbox: does every agent really need its own computer?
blaizedsouza · x · 2026-11-16
An overview article on the state of agent sandboxes, tackling the core question: does every agent really need its own computer, or can much of its work run in a far simpler execution environment?
It traces how agent sandboxes have evolved over the past year, offering a useful survey of design choices and tradeoffs in the space.
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