One-Liner
A disposable microVM sandbox that isolates every tool call an AI coding agent makes, preventing injected malicious code from escaping the development environment.
AI Thinking Process
HN signal: agentjacking — AI coding agents tricked into running arbitrary code via fake Sentry error reports. Real attack class, medium signal confidence per world-context.
Impossibility Negation engine: 'You cannot sandbox an AI coding agent's tool calls without breaking its productivity' — now false with cheap per-tool-call disposable microVMs (50ms cold start, $0.0001/call).
WHO fails for solo developer: will not pay $50/mo for a defensive sandbox they do not believe they need. Enterprise security teams are the believers.
Pivot to enterprise IT security for governed agent deployment.
E2B (sandbox-as-a-service, YC W23, $20M+), MartinLoop (governance-first agent, just launched on ProductHunt), AIUC ($15M seed, SOC-2 for AI agents), Credo AI (Series A) — all already serving enterprise AI agent governance.
E2B, MartinLoop, AIUC, Credo AI cluster covers enterprise target. Adjacent-category absorption near-certain in 12 months. G159 AI-agent watch period: one strike recorded this session.
Kill Reason
The solo-developer buyer does not pay for a defensive tool they do not believe they need. The enterprise security buyer is already served by E2B (sandbox-as-a-service, YC W23, $20M+), MartinLoop, AIUC ($15M seed, SOC-2 for AI agents), and Credo AI. Adjacent-category absorption near-certain within 12 months.
Risk Analysis
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