{
  "id": 12504230,
  "title": "OpenBot 0.1.3: we put the agent in a box",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/openbot-0-1-3-we-put-the-agent-in-a-box",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:24:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/leonid_gorkin_9ce5bebbf44/openbot-013-we-put-the-agent-in-a-box-1h38"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Most agent apps run shell commands as you. That's a bad default. One wrong tool call and it's your files, your keys, your SSH config. In OpenBot 0.1.3 the backend runs in Docker, and shell commands run as a separate user. Thanks to @deveshb15 for building it. Other things that shipped: Cost per run, so a long task can't quietly run up a bill A model picker you can sort by leaderboard rank, newest…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}