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Hacker News·aggrrrh·Sep 7, 2026, 4:18 AM

Trail of Bits Releases Coop: Isolated VM Environments for Coding Agents

Original title:Coop – Isolated VM Environments for Running Claude Code and Codex

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As autonomous coding agents like Claude Code and Codex increasingly require terminal access and file system privileges, securing the host environment has become an immediate concern. Security firm Trail of Bits has open-sourced Coop, a utility providing isolated VM environments tailored to safely contain these agents' shell execution and file modifications without completely derailing developer workflows.

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A practical security solution from Trail of Bits addressing the concrete operational risks of granting autonomous coding agents raw terminal access.

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Trail of BitsClaude CodeCodexAI AgentSecuritySandboxOpen Source

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  • Practicality17
  • Credibility16
  • Timeliness13