Docker Cloud Sandboxes Provide a Consistent Sandbox Abstraction Across Laptop and Cloud

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Docker Cloud Sandboxes are an evolution of Docker Sandboxes , which Docker introduced earlier this year to provide local microVM environments where coding agents could operate autonomously and safely. However, developers are increasingly running multiple long-horizon tasks in parallel, says Docker, creating a need for persistent, scalable execution environments beyond the local machine.

When agents worked in short bursts, the question was whether the model could hold a task together. Now that they work in hours, the question is where those hours happen. A laptop is built around a person. It sleeps when the lid closes, slows down on battery, and disconnects when you move.