FlashVMM releases AI Agent microVM sandbox
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FlashVMM releases a sandbox tool for AI agents: each agent task is allocated an independent FlashVM, the code generated by the agent runs within real hypervisor boundaries, and the virtual machine is destroyed once the task ends. According to FlashVMM, the virtual machine takes 18 milliseconds to start. The tool comes with a CLI and an MCP server; install once and it is ready to use, with no account required and no dependence on cloud services. CPU, memory, disk, and network limits can be set as needed; the reachable network range is specified via the --egress parameter.
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FlashVMM is a sandbox for AI agents that gives each agent task its own FlashVM, a custom microVM claimed warm in milliseconds that runs agent-written code behind a hypervisor boundary and is discarded when the task ends. It installs via curl or PowerShell on macOS, Windows and Linux (x86_64 and arm64), works with existing agents through `flash agents setup`, and offers an MCP server with 21 tools plus warm pools, snapshots, forking and a shared GPU pool.
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