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Minimal
Run your agent in a Minimal box — isolated sandboxes on your own computer.
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What is Minimal?
Minimal lets you ship and run software with isolation on your own machine — lightweight, secure boxes for AI agents and code execution, written in Rust.
Pros
- Local isolation for running agents safely
- Rust-based and lightweight
- Keeps workloads on your own machine
Cons
- Early-stage project
- Requires comfort with CLI tooling
Who should use Minimal
Developers who want to run AI agents in isolated sandboxes locally without a hosted service.
Who may not need it
Teams already committed to a hosted sandbox provider.
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