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  "id": "docker-sandboxes",
  "name": "Docker Sandboxes",
  "category": "infrastructure",
  "summary": "Docker's `sbx` CLI runs coding agents like Claude Code and Codex in isolated microVM sandboxes, locally for free or on metered Docker-managed cloud compute.",
  "description": "Local and cloud sandboxes have separate credentials, network policies and lifecycle controls; `sbx move` recreates a sandbox's filesystem on the other side. Features include an MCP gateway for sandboxed agents, reusable kits, GPU passthrough, SSH access from VS Code or Cursor, and a Sandboxes API/SDK for cloud sandboxes. Pricing: the CLI and local sandboxes are free (including commercial use); cloud compute is metered per second from $0.07/hour (Micro, 1 vCPU/2 GB) to $1.12/hour (XL, 16 vCPU/32 GB); centrally managed org policies are a separate paid subscription; model-provider charges are separate.",
  "url": "https://www.docker.com/products/docker-sandboxes/",
  "docs": "https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/",
  "tags": [
    "sandbox",
    "microvm",
    "coding-agent",
    "cli",
    "cloud"
  ],
  "license": "proprietary",
  "pricing": "freemium",
  "status": "active",
  "agent_access": {
    "llms_txt": "https://docs.docker.com/llms.txt",
    "notes": "Releases and issue tracker: https://github.com/docker/sbx-releases."
  },
  "related": [
    "e2b",
    "microsandbox",
    "sandbox-runtime",
    "daytona",
    "vercel-sandbox"
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/",
    "https://www.docker.com/products/docker-sandboxes/",
    "https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/architecture/",
    "https://github.com/docker/sbx-releases"
  ],
  "added": "2026-10-18",
  "updated": "2026-10-18",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
  "submitted_by": "agentica-curator",
  "maintainer": "Docker",
  "longform": [
    {
      "type": "comparison",
      "id": "mcp-gateways",
      "title": "MCP gateways compared",
      "url": "https://indexagentica.com/compare/mcp-gateways/",
      "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/longform/compare/mcp-gateways.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "comparison",
      "id": "self-hosted-agent-sandboxes",
      "title": "Self-hosted sandboxes for agents compared",
      "url": "https://indexagentica.com/compare/self-hosted-agent-sandboxes/",
      "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/longform/compare/self-hosted-agent-sandboxes.json"
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "html": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/docker-sandboxes/",
    "markdown": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/docker-sandboxes.md",
    "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/docker-sandboxes.json",
    "source": "https://github.com/Drudley/indexagentica/blob/main/content/infrastructure/docker-sandboxes.json"
  }
}