Aperture chat sandbox

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The Aperture chat sandbox gives the AI assistant a private, isolated Linux environment to run code, analyze data, and produce downloadable files during a chat conversation. Tailscale provisions and manages the infrastructure that runs it. Administrators turn it on through configuration. This hub organizes the sandbox documentation by task.

Understand the sandbox

Learn what the sandbox does, how it isolates each conversation, and how it handles uploaded and generated files.


Run code, analyze data, and create downloadable files in an isolated Linux environment during a chat conversation.

Set up and operate

Enable the sandbox for your team, then monitor its health and turn it on or off.


Enable the sandbox feature so the Aperture assistant can run code, edit files, and produce downloadable artifacts in conversations.

Monitor sandbox health, understand the security properties of the Aperture chat sandbox, and turn the feature on or off.

Reference and troubleshooting

Look up tool parameters, size limits, and timeouts, and resolve common issues.


Reference for Aperture chat sandbox tools, parameters, size limits, timeouts, file system layout, and error messages.

Diagnose and resolve common issues with the Aperture chat sandbox.