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Lack of Unified Local-First Isolation for Concurrent AI Coding Agents

Developers running multiple AI coding agents concurrently lack a unified, local-first workbench that isolates each agent in its own secure microVM with scoped secret access. Existing tools address agent orchestration or VM isolation separately but not together, forcing developers to assemble bespoke setups or risk credential leakage across concurrent sessions.

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