# Recommendations for a Secure Agentic AI Setup Using Sandboxes and Worktrees

DevFeed: [Recommendations for a Secure Agentic AI Setup Using Sandboxes and Worktrees](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/worth-reading-agentic-ai-setup-sandboxes-and-worktrees-11388.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/05/worth-reading-agentic-ai-sandboxes-worktrees/>)

Published: 2026-05-20T05:22:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [agentic-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [recommendations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recommendations.md>), [sandboxes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sandboxes.md>), [worth-reading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/worth-reading.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary recommends Mike McQuaid's article about using sandboxes and worktrees for a secure agentic AI setup, particularly when allowing AI agents to operate on a GitHub repository.

## Source excerpt

Most of the hyperventilated AI "success stories" are as useful as the "ANSIBLE!!!" movement was a few years ago. It's thus always a pleasure to find someone with well-established software development chops who took the time to describe what works for them. One cannot argue with Mike McQuaid's credentials (at least if you happen to be using homebrew on MacOS, which you REALLY SHOULD), and his Sandboxes and Worktrees: My secure Agentic AI Setup in 2026 article is full of relevant recommendations in case you're brave enough to let AI agents loose on your GitHub repository.