AWS says it is launching Strands Box in developer preview, an open source sandbox licensed under Apache 2.0 that combines operating-system isolation with fine-grained policies for governing agent actions. Quote: "in developer preview, an open source sandbox licensed under Apache 2.0 that combines operating-system isolation with fine-grained policies for governing agent actions"

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Today, we’re launching Strands Box in developer preview, an open source sandbox licensed under Apache 2.0 that combines operating-system isolation with fine-grained policies for governing agent actions.

What the source said when we opened it, on 8 Oct 2026.

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Introducing Strands Box: AI agent sandboxes powered by Dogwood
Amazon Web Services · 2026-10-07

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AWS launches open source Strands Box sandbox with action-level policy for agents 8 Oct 2026