# Sandboxing an agent's code isn't the same as trusting it

DevFeed: [Sandboxing an agent's code isn't the same as trusting it](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sandboxing-an-agent-s-code-isn-t-the-same-as-trusting-it-17769.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://encore.dev/blog/agent-verify-loop>)

Author: Ivan Cernja

Published: 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Encore Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/encore-updates.md>)

Topics: [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains that sandboxing AI-generated backend code provides containment but does not establish correctness. It presents a verification loop using stronger feedback, typed interfaces, infrastructure declared in code, and execution before production.

## Source excerpt

A sandbox keeps an agent's code contained. It can't tell you the code is correct, which for backend code is the harder problem.