RESEARCH ARCHIVE / OPEN NOTES

Sandbox Research

Tracking versions, methods, sources, and limitations. Conclusions evolve; evidence remains.

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FOUNDATIONS / 2026-07-26

What is an AI Agent Sandbox?

From one-off code execution to a stateful, policy-aware, observable runtime for agents.

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ARCHITECTURE / 2026-07-26

Container, gVisor, Kata, and MicroVM

Comparing isolation models for agent workloads across security, startup time, compatibility, and operations.

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LANDSCAPE / 2026-07-26

Open-source Agent Sandboxes in 2026

The architecture, boundaries, and use cases of E2B, OpenSandbox, CubeSandbox, Microsandbox, and OpenShell.