Anthropic open-sources the OS-level sandbox sandbox-runtime: providing container-free file and network isolation for AI agents.
On October 24, 2026, Anthropic open-sourced sandbox-runtime (srt), an OS-level sandboxing tool that operates without containers, designed to restrict file read/write and network access permissions for AI agents, MCP servers, and CLI tools. It supports macOS (Seatbelt), Linux (bubblewrap), and Windows (alpha), with npm package version 0.0.81 under the Apache-2.0 license.
Anthropic sandbox-runtime (srt) is the open-source, OS-level sandbox behind Claude Code. It restricts file and network access for agents, MCP servers and CLI tools with Seatbelt on macOS and bubblewrap on Linux, no containers needed. The post Meet Anthropic’s sandbox-runtime: OS-Level Sandboxing for AI Agents, No Containers appeared first on MarkTechPost.