# Running AI agents in GitHub Actions with Docker Sandboxes

DevFeed: [Running AI agents in GitHub Actions with Docker Sandboxes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/running-ai-agents-in-github-actions-with-docker-sandboxes-4591.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.docker.com/blog/running-ai-agents-in-github-actions-with-docker-sandboxes/>)

Author: Jennifer Kohl

Published: 2026-08-21T13:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/docker.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>)

Tags: [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-sandboxes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-sandboxes.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-requests.md>), [sandboxes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sandboxes.md>), [testcontainers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testcontainers.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on running AI coding agents in GitHub Actions inside Docker Sandboxes, emphasizing isolated execution while agents run tests, fix a seeded bug, and open a draft pull request.

## Source excerpt

Run AI agents in GitHub Actions with Docker Sandboxes. See how isolated agents can run Testcontainers tests, fix code, and open draft pull requests.