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smolvm

smolvm é um projeto de agentes de IA de código aberto de smol-machines (smol-machines/smolvm no GitHub). Tem 6.616 estrelas no GitHub e 324 forks, é publicado sob a licença Apache-2.0 e foi atualizado pela última vez no GitHub em 8 de outubro de 2026.

An embeddable, portable, branchable microVM that runs AI agents safely on your own machine.

★ 6,6 mil estrelas⑂ 324 forksApache-2.0atualizado out 2026
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// dados do projeto

Dados do projeto

Estrelas no GitHub
6.616
Forks
324
Licença
Apache-2.0
Última atualização no GitHub
8 de outubro de 2026
Categoria
Agentes de IA
Tipo de ficha
Guia de instalação completo
Site oficial
Official site
// como funciona

Como funciona

  1. Clarify your isolation goal

    Decide which agent or untrusted workload you want to run inside a hardware-isolated VM instead of directly on your host.

  2. Install the CLI

    Install smolvm with Homebrew on macOS or the install script on macOS and Linux.

  3. Configure the machine

    Create a machine from an OCI image or a local Docker image, and explicitly allow only the network hosts, mounts and ports it needs.

  4. Run your first workload

    Run a one-off command in a disposable VM, or start a named machine and exec into it.

// recursos

Por que as pessoas gostam tanto

Hardware-isolated microVMs

Each workload runs in its own VM with its own kernel, built on libkrun, so agent code never runs directly on the host.

Branchable checkpoints

Save a running machine mid-execution, rewind it, or branch it into copy-on-write copies that keep running from the same point; checkpoints capture RAM, CPU state and disks.

Portable machine files

Pack a configured machine into a single .smolmachine file, push it to any OCI registry, or ship it as a self-contained executable; checkpoints restore on another host.

Safe by default networking

Networking is off by default and egress can be limited to named hosts; workloads can use a credential without ever reading it.

Docker image friendly

Run existing images directly, including piping a local image in with docker save — no registry required.

Embeddable SDKs

Drive machines from Node/TypeScript (npm install smolmachines), Python (pip install smolmachines) or Rust (cargo add smolmachines).

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// execute você mesmo

Execute você mesmo

  1. Clone the repository

    Clone smolvm to read the source and docs (the CLI itself installs via the script in the next step).

    git clone https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm.git
    cd smolvm
  2. Install the CLI

    Install smolvm on macOS with Homebrew, or on macOS/Linux with the official install script.

    brew install smol-machines/tap/smolvm
    # or: curl -sSL https://smolmachines.com/install.sh | bash
  3. Run your first VM

    Run a one-off Alpine VM with networking enabled, removed on exit.

    smolvm machine run --net --image alpine -- uname -a
// casos de uso

O que você pode criar

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// perguntas frequentes

Perguntas frequentes

Who maintains smolvm?

smol-machines maintains smolvm, with documentation and SDKs published at smolmachines.com.

Is smolvm free?

Yes — it is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. The project also offers a hosted smol cloud for restoring checkpoints, which is separate from the local runtime.

Does it need a paid API key?

No. smolvm is a local VM runtime; it runs whatever images and commands you give it and needs no LLM or cloud API key.

How does it compare to Docker?

Docker containers share the host kernel; smolvm gives every workload its own kernel in a hardware-isolated microVM, and adds checkpoint, rewind and branching of live machines.

How do I get started?

Install the CLI, then run smolvm machine run --net --image alpine -- /bin/sh for an interactive shell in a throwaway VM.

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// mais em agents

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