Strands Box: Open-source sandbox for AI agents

AWS released Strands Box, an open-source sandbox for AI agents that combines operating-system isolation with rules that can weigh an agent's prior actions before permitting further actions. Strands Box is in developer preview and runs on Macs with Apple silicon, with Linux support planned. The tool targets the risks of coding assistants that read files, run shell commands, execute self-written code and call APIs.

AWS released Strands Box, an open source sandbox for AI agents that pairs operating-system isolation with rules that can weigh what an agent has already done before letting it act again. Box is in developer preview and runs on Macs with Apple silicon, with Linux support planned. If you run coding assistants, you’re familiar with the problem Strands Box targets. Agents read files, run shell commands, execute code they wrote and call APIs, and many … More https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/12/aws-strands-box-open-source-ai-agent-sandbox/ The post Strands Box: Open-source sandbox for AI agents https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/12/aws-strands-box-open-source-ai-agent-sandbox/ appeared first on Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com .