Sandbox

An isolated environment where an agent can execute code without affecting production.

Why it matters

Sandboxes provide safety — the agent experiments freely, only verified changes go to production.

In practice

Claude Code uses git worktrees as sandboxes: isolated repo copies where only merged changes affect the main codebase.

Related terms

Guardrails

Rules and constraints that prevent an agent from taking harmful or unauthorized actions.

Evaluations (Evals)

Systematic testing of agent performance: accuracy, safety, reliability.

Governance

Policies, controls, and processes that ensure responsible agent behavior in production.

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