Micro-VM Infrastructure
Evaluating Production Runtime Isolation for AI Agents That Execute Untrusted Code
Choosing the right isolation tier depends on code trust, tenancy, and compliance.
Rahul Venkatesan · November 2, 2026 · 8 min read
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Micro-VM Infrastructure
Replacing the Shared Kernel Model With Per-Agent Firecracker VMs in a Managed Agent Cloud
Firecracker microVMs replace containers with hardware isolation for untrusted agent code.
Saoirse Nkemdirim · October 31, 2026 · 9 min read
Micro-VM Infrastructure
Package Installation and Runtime Customization in Agent VMs
Firecracker micro-VMs let agents install packages safely without idle compute costs.
Rahul Venkatesan · October 27, 2026 · 9 min read
Micro-VM Infrastructure
Safe Code Execution Inside Isolated Agent Environments
Firecracker microVMs and egress controls form the minimum boundary for untrusted agent code.
Dmitri Vasechkin · October 26, 2026 · 9 min read
Micro-VM Infrastructure
Bare Metal Hosting Advantages for Latency-Sensitive Agent Fleets
Saoirse Nkemdirim · October 24, 2026 · 9 min read
Micro-VM Infrastructure
Micro-VM vs Container Isolation for Agent Sandboxing
Micro-VMs address agent threat models that containers were never designed to handle.
Céleste Oduya · October 13, 2026 · 10 min read
Micro-VM Infrastructure
Firecracker Micro-VM Architecture for AI Agent Workloads
Firecracker isolates AI agent code with VM-level security at container economics.
Rahul Venkatesan · October 9, 2026 · 10 min read