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VirtusLab/sandcat

A Docker & dev container setup for securely running AI agents in `--dangerous` mode. All container traffic is routed through a transparent mitmproxy, enforcing network access rules and injecting secrets.

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How fast VirtusLab/sandcat is gaining stars, and where it lands on Trendshift and GitHub Trending

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Stars, forks and merged pull requests each day or month, lined up with the repository's rank on Trendshift Trending

Aug 26 – Oct 19, 2026

Stars +11 in 55 days

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  1. Jun 111 post

    • Sandcat can now read secrets both from 1Passwords and Proton Pass - thanks to Michał Wiącek for the contribution!

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  3. Jun 31 post

    • Our AI development stack is shaping up nicely! As a base, using any programming language: * Sandcat to securely run agents, without having to answer tedious questions * Orca to create deterministic…

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  4. 18 days earlier
  5. May 161 post

    • Reading about the yet-another supply-chain attack (this time, TanStack), I'm wondering if all development shouldn't be sandboxed using a Sandcat-like solution. Not only AI Agents, Human Agents as…

      Read full on X, posted by @adamwarski

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