Sandboxes & code execution AI agent tools
16 sandboxes & code execution tools in the AgentScout directory, each with a link-checked listing. Isolated sandboxes, microVMs and code-execution runtimes where agents can run generated code, shell commands and files without touching your machine: E2B, Modal, microsandbox, forkd, Judge0, Cloudflare Sandbox SDK and more.
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There are 16 sandboxes & code execution tools: 15 open source, 1 free or freemium.
Quick comparison Top 10 of 16 listed below. Pricing as the maker states it; blank means we don't have it.
| Tool | Pricing | Best for | Open source |
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| Open source + cloud | Write code | Yes | |
| Open source | Write code | Yes | |
| Open source | Write code | Yes | |
| Open source | Write code | Yes | |
| Open source + cloud | Write code | Yes | |
| Open source + cloud | Write code | Yes | |
| Open source | Write code | Yes | |
| Open source | Write code | Yes | |
| Open source + cloud | Write code | Yes | |
| Freemium | Write code |
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Zeroboot
VM sandboxes for running agent code that start in under a millisecond by forking a warm snapshot with copy-on-write memory.
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AIO Sandbox
All-in-one Docker sandbox for AI agents that combines a browser, shell, files, MCP, VS Code Server and Jupyter in one container.
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forkd
MicroVM sandbox runtime for AI agent fan-out that forks KVM-isolated child VMs from a warm snapshot in milliseconds.
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Agent Safehouse
macOS sandbox for local coding agents that limits file and integration access with deny-first policy profiles.
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Cloudflare Sandbox SDK
SDK for running isolated code sandboxes on Cloudflare's network, so agents can execute commands and files safely from a Worker.
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Tensorlake
Serverless runtime that gives agents MicroVM sandboxes and durable orchestration for long-running background jobs.
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Perplexity SPACE
Perplexity's open-source sandbox platform that runs each agent task in its own Firecracker microVM, with credentials and network access controlled from outside.
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NVIDIA OpenShell
Sandboxed runtime for autonomous agents with declarative YAML policies on file, network and credential access.
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E2B
Secure cloud sandboxes for running agent-generated code.
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Modal
Serverless compute and sandboxes for AI workloads.
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OpenSandbox
Secure, fast sandbox runtime for AI agents to run code.
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CubeSandbox
Lightweight, concurrent sandbox for running AI agent code securely.
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microsandbox
Local-first microVM runtime for running untrusted agent code safely.
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nono
Zero-trust sandboxing for agent runtimes.
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Judge0
Sandboxed code execution system for running untrusted code from people and AI.
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ArcBox
Runs AI agents on isolated machines with their own kernel, filesystem and network.
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Top sandboxes & code execution repos on GitHub (14)
| Repo | GitHub stars | Licence | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16,156 | Apache License 2.0 | 2026-10-19 | |
| 15,907 | Apache License 2.0 | 2026-10-19 | |
| 12,960 | Apache-2.0 (third-party components under their own licences) | 2026-10-19 | |
| 8,717 | Apache License 2.0 | 2026-10-18 | |
| 6,180 | — | 2026-09-14 | |
| 4,535 | Apache License 2.0 | 2026-10-19 | |
| 4,482 | GNU GPL v3.0 | 2026-10-18 | |
| 4,240 | Apache License 2.0 | 2026-10-19 | |
| 2,919 | — | 2026-09-14 | |
| 2,465 | — | — | |
| 2,110 | — | 2026-10-19 | |
| 1,492 | — | 2026-10-19 | |
| 1,151 | — | 2026-10-19 | |
| 1,024 | — | 2026-10-19 |
14 repos. Stars and licence come from each repo, checked when the listing was last verified.
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