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microsoft/mxc

Policy-driven, layered isolation and containment observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/microsoft/mxc · Rust · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

69/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 60
  • Longevity 14

Flags: prerelease_only

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 40.5
  • age_days: 208
  • days_rel: 11
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1280 stars · 65 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

MXC (Microsoft eXecution Container) is a sandboxed code execution system for safely running untrusted code such as model output, plugins, and tools across Windows, Linux, and macOS. It offers multiple containment backends (process sandboxes, LXC, Bubblewrap, Seatbelt, microVMs, Hyperlight) behind a unified JSON configuration schema and a TypeScript SDK.

Use cases

  • run untrusted LLM-generated code safely
  • sandbox plugin and tool execution
  • execute agent tool calls in an isolated environment
  • run untrusted code in a VM or process sandbox
  • enforce filesystem and network policies for code execution
  • build AI agent code execution with sandboxing

When to choose

  • you need cross-platform sandboxing of untrusted code with a unified config schema
  • you want pluggable containment backends from lightweight process isolation to full VMs
  • you are building AI agents that execute model-generated code and need a TypeScript SDK

When to avoid

  • you need hardened, production-grade security boundaries today - the project explicitly states no profiles should be treated as security boundaries yet
  • you need a stable, mature sandboxing solution rather than an early preview
  • you only target platforms or backends not covered by MXC

Facets

library · maturity experimental

security sdk configuration-management developer-tools security developer-tools cross-platform windows rust sandbox code-execution untrusted-code containment microvm policy-driven microsoft sandboxing linux macos typescript

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
microsoft/mxcmain69

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markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/mxc")

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