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deepclause / agentvm

agentvm

Lightweight WASM-based Linux VM for AI agents - run shell commands in an isolated Alpine Linux environment

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80GitHub stars
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Lightweight WASM-based Linux VM for AI agents - run shell commands in an isolated Alpine Linux environment

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This week on Hacker News

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Observed mentions: 2026-01-20 00:12:05 UTC to 2026-02-05 18:18:21 UTC.

0122026-01-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsJan 202026-01-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-23 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsJan 282026-01-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2026-01-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-02 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 commentsFeb 5

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What Hacker News says

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phunterlau·Feb 5, 2026Submission

Show HN: AgentVM – Safe, Sandboxed Linux VM for OpenClaw and AI Agents

# Show HN: AgentVM – Safe, Sandboxed Linux VM for OpenClaw & AI Agents Hi HN, We built AgentVM (WASM + Alpine Linux) because Docker is too heavy for per-session AI agents, and `exec()` by an OpenClaw agent on the host is too dangerous. It runs a full Alpine Linux VM inside a Node.js Worker Thread. It boots in milliseconds, is completely isolated, and supports Python, networking, and standard Linux commands out of the box, perfect for local AI agents like OpenClaw and others. Website: [https://agentvm.deepclause.ai/] Repo: [https://github.com/deepclause/agentvm] Core Value * Instant Boot: No container orchestration delay. * Sandboxed: Runs in a worker thread. If it crashes or gets malicious, your host is safe. * Full Environment: Real Linux userspace. Install packages, run Python scripts, grep files. * Agent Ready: Drop-in integration for
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*OpenClaw* and Vercel AI SDK. Why we are sharing this: We want this to be the standard "execution unit" for local AI agents. We need your feedback on: 1. The security model (WASM/Worker isolation). 2. API ergonomics for your agent frameworks. PRs and issues are very welcome! We'd love to see what you build with it.
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From "Show HN: NPM install a WASM based Linux VM for your agents" re: https://github.com/deepclause/agentvm .. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46686346 : >> How to run vscode-container-wasm-gcc-example with c2w, with joelseverin/linux-wasm? > linux-wasm is apparently faster than c2w. container2wasm issue #550: https://github.com/container2wasm/container2wasm/issues/550#... vscode-container-wasm-gcc-example : https://github.com/ktock/vscode-container-wasm-gcc-example Cloudflare Runners also run WASM; with workerd: cloudflare/workerd : https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd ... "Cage" implements ARM64 MTE Memory Tagging Extensions support for WASM with LLVM emscripten iirc: - "Cage: Hardware-Accelerated Safe WebAssembly" (2024) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151170 : > [ llvm-memsafe-wasm , wasmtime-mte , ]
In Show HN: Amla Sandbox – WASM bash shell sandbox for AI agents

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