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Agents have their own computers with Sandboxes GA

Blog post from Cloudflare

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Date Published
Author
Kate Reznykova, Mike Nomitch, and Naresh Ramesh
Word Count
574
Language
English
Hacker News Points
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Summary

Cloudflare Sandboxes, launched in June, provide a secure and scalable environment for AI agents to develop and run code, addressing challenges like burstiness, quick state restoration, security, control, and ergonomics. These sandboxes allow agents to clone repositories, build multi-language code, and run development servers effectively, minimizing idle compute costs through automatic sleep and wake functionality. Recent enhancements include secure credential injection, PTY support for terminal access, persistent code interpreters for Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript, and features like filesystem watching and snapshots for improved iteration speed and session recovery. By working with partners like Figma, which uses Cloudflare Containers for running untrusted code, Cloudflare aims to extend the reach of Sandboxes to more organizations, offering tools like Active CPU Pricing to deploy agents at scale efficiently.