The browser is the sandbox
12 days ago
- #sandbox
- #browser technology
- #web development
- Paul Kinlan explores the browser as a sandbox for coding agents.
- The browser is designed to run untrusted code securely from any web source.
- Three key sandbox aspects: filesystem, network access, and safe code execution are handled by browser technologies.
- Co-do demo illustrates using the browser's capabilities for file interaction and LLM provider configuration.
- Challenges with <iframe sandbox> documentation and a double-iframe technique for network rules.
- Discovery of the <input type='file' webkitdirectory> tag for directory access across browsers.