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Ask HN: What are agent sandboxes missing?

A developer building an agent sandbox platform using the OpenCode SDK asks the community what existing sandbox solutions are missing and what the hardest parts of building agent workflows are.

Background

This is a Hacker News "Ask HN" post — the author is building an **agent sandbox** platform and asking the community what existing solutions lack. - **Agent sandbox**: A secure, isolated environment where AI agents (autonomous programs powered by LLMs) can run code, use tools, and access files without risking the host system or leaking data. - **OpenCode SDK**: An open-source toolkit (by Browserbase) for defining and running AI agent code in sandboxes. - **Claude Code / Codex**: Terminal-based AI coding assistants. The author wants their platform to launch easily from such tools. - **AI gateway**: A network control layer (inspired by Tailscale's Aperture) that governs which services, APIs, or systems a sandboxed agent can reach — zero-trust for AI agents. - **Why it matters**: As autonomous coding agents proliferate, standard infrastructure for containment, secrets management, auditing, and human oversight is still immature. Competing products include E2B, Modal sandboxes, and Fly Machines.

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