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Description
NVIDIA OpenShell serves as an open and secure runtime environment specifically designed for autonomous AI agents, regulating their execution, access rights, and the pathways for inference traffic. Instead of embedding security within the model or application, it maintains safety measures in the surrounding environment, meaning that nothing is allowed by default; permissions are assigned through established policies, and enforcement mechanisms operate outside the agent process to prevent any circumvention via prompts. Each autonomous agent operates within a confined sandbox, which restricts direct network connectivity, limits file access, and implements kernel-level monitoring of system calls to ensure rigorous oversight. Acting as the control plane, a gateway is responsible for user authentication, lifecycle management of sandboxes, and the provision of policies, settings, credentials, and inference configurations to the agents. Additionally, a supervisor operates externally to each sandbox, scrutinizing network requests according to policies at various levels—including binary, destination, method, and path—and only grants access to credentials when explicitly permitted, thus enhancing the overall security framework. This layered architecture ensures that the agents function effectively while maintaining robust security protocols throughout their operations.
Description
Whim is a cloud-based development workspace designed for deploying AI coding agents with remarkable speed and efficiency. It provides developers the ability to operate AI coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex within isolated cloud containers, rather than relying on local machines. Each assignment is allocated a dedicated sandboxed Ubuntu environment, offering complete shell access, isolated git branches, and real-time terminal streaming. This setup facilitates seamless integration of AI coding agents into the daily operations of developers and teams, promoting parallelism, collaboration, and eliminating the need for local configuration. Users can easily link a repository, compose a prompt, and the AI agent begins its tasks within a protected cloud container that is accessible from any device. Additionally, multiple tasks can be executed at once, enabling experimentation with various strategies, focusing on different features, or allowing an orchestrator to manage a team of agents without interference. Whim also supports native CLI runtimes for Claude and GPT models, with plans to incorporate more models via OpenRouter in the future. This versatility positions Whim as a powerful tool for enhancing productivity in software development environments.
API Access
Has API
No
API Access
Has API
No
Integrations
Claude Code
No
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
No
NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform
Yes
OpenAI Codex
No
OpenRouter
No
Integrations
Claude Code
Yes
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Yes
NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform
No
OpenAI Codex
Yes
OpenRouter
Yes
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
No
Pricing Details
$50 per month
Free Trial
No
Free Version
Yes
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
Yes
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
NVIDIA
Founded
1993
Country
United States
Website
www.nvidia.com/en-us/ai/openshell/
Vendor Details
Company Name
Whim
Founded
2026
Country
United States
Website
www.whim.run/