Ask HN: How do you sandbox your AI agent so it can't delete your files?
Submitted by scsoi. Hacker News recorded 3 points and 5 comments as of Oct 22, 2026 (UTC).
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2026-10-22 15:30:15.859Z
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Reported problem
The record contains the title “Ask HN: How do you sandbox your AI agent so it can't delete your files?” but no substantive source summary.
Frequency & alternatives
Recorded author: scsoi. Source votes: 3 votes (Oct 22, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 2 (Oct 22, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “Ask HN: Is there hope against slop?” (Hacker News, Nov 13, 2026); “[问与答] 威科夫分析 agent: 自动画线标注股票分析” (V2EX, Nov 12, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
Demand hypothesis
Treat the reported task or obstacle as an interview lead. A feature request, complaint or search for alternatives does not by itself identify a budget owner or willingness to pay.
Commercial evidence gaps
Missing evidence: distinct affected users, repeated occasions, current workaround, measured time or money cost, purchasing authority and a response to a concrete offer.
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Group original reports by the same task and deduplicate authors and reposts. Ask how the task is handled today and what it costs; test a defined offer before claiming paid demand.