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Sandbox and execution isolation

A restricted environment for running code or tools.

As of: September 2026 · Glossary with 46 terms

What is Sandbox and execution isolation?

A sandbox restricts which files, networks and other resources a process may access. For AI agents it can limit the consequences of faulty or manipulated tool calls.

Test the boundaries actually enforced, including network destinations, file access and execution budgets. A container or test mode is not automatically an adequately isolated sandbox.

Sources for context: NIST SP 800-95

IsolationTool access

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Degree of autonomy How much a system decides and executes without human involvement. Human in, on and out of the loop Describes where people can decide or intervene in a workflow. Guardrails Technical rules that bound the input, output and actions of a system.

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