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smolmachines / smolvm as a sandbox for untrusted Python & JavaScript

Simon Willison evaluated smolvm, a service that sandboxes untrusted Python and JavaScript by limiting CPU, RAM, network, and filesystem access. The goal was to see whether Claude Code for web can safely run generated code, making it relevant to AI agent security.

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smolmachines / smolvm as a sandbox for untrusted Python & JavaScript: Simon Willison evaluated smolvm, a service that sandboxes untrusted Python and JavaScript by limiting CPU, RAM, network, and filesystem access. The goal was to see whether Claude Code for web can safely run generated code, making it relevant to AI agent security.