https://directionallylocal.com/blog/ Notes on running coding agents on hardware you control. en Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://directionallylocal.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-coding-harness/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-coding-harness/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT An AI coding harness is the program around a language model that gives it tools, permissions, context and an interface. Here are its parts, and how Autopilot implements each one. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/stop-coding-agents-leaking-api-keys-through-subagents/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/stop-coding-agents-leaking-api-keys-through-subagents/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why subagents multiply the risk of leaked API keys, the five controls that stop it, and how to set them up on your own machine with Hotcell. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/directionally-local-vs-openhands/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/directionally-local-vs-openhands/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenHands and Directionally Local both run coding agents you can self-host. How they differ on sandboxing, API keys, spend limits and models. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/open-source-alternatives-to-cloud-ai-coding-sandboxes/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/open-source-alternatives-to-cloud-ai-coding-sandboxes/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hotcell, E2B's open-source runtime, microsandbox, agent-sandbox for Kubernetes and more: self-hostable sandboxes for AI coding agents, compared. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/agent-sandbox-github-how-to-set-one-up-from-scratch/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/agent-sandbox-github-how-to-set-one-up-from-scratch/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Set up an agent sandbox from GitHub projects: agentbox or Hotcell on your own machine, and kubernetes-sigs/agent-sandbox for production Kubernetes clusters. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/coding-agent-open-source-options-compared-for-2026/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/coding-agent-open-source-options-compared-for-2026/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenCode, OpenHands, Aider, Cline, Goose, Codex CLI, Pi and Autopilot compared on interface, autonomy, sandboxing and model choice. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/e2b-alternatives-that-run-agents-in-strict-isolation/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/e2b-alternatives-that-run-agents-in-strict-isolation/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explore the top e2b alternatives including Daytona, Modal, Northflank, and Vercel Sandbox to find the right isolated runtime for your AI agents. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/agentic-coding-with-claude-code-a-starter-guide-for-devs/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/agentic-coding-with-claude-code-a-starter-guide-for-devs/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A starter guide to agentic coding with Claude Code: installation, CLAUDE.md, Plan Mode, subagents, MCP and sandboxing, with a review-first workflow. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/codex-sandbox-how-to-run-code-agents-safely-in-2026/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/codex-sandbox-how-to-run-code-agents-safely-in-2026/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the Codex CLI sandbox works: sandbox modes, approval policies, config.toml settings, network access and OS-specific setup on macOS, Linux and Windows. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/autopilot-vs-opencode-claude-code-codex-cursor-pi/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/autopilot-vs-opencode-claude-code-codex-cursor-pi/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How Autopilot compares with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor and Pi on model choice, cost visibility, sandboxing and self-hosting. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/underdog-a16z-nvidia-open-weight-local-ai-infrastructure/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/underdog-a16z-nvidia-open-weight-local-ai-infrastructure/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT a16z backed an AI assistant that runs on your own computer, and Nvidia is buying into open-weight models. What that means for self-hosted coding agents. https://directionallylocal.com/blog/cloudflare-deno-acquisition-local-ai-stack/ https://directionallylocal.com/blog/cloudflare-deno-acquisition-local-ai-stack/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cloudflare acquiring Deno—specifically to improve self-hosting—confirms that self-hostability is becoming a competitive requirement across the AI infrastructure layer.