clodpod

ClodPod builds and manages macOS virtual machine sandboxes configured to run AI agents including Claude Code, Cursor Agent, OpenAI Codex, and Google Gemini. It enables mapping multiple project directories into VMs so AI agents can work on code while remaining isolated from your host computer. The tool includes Xcode and common development tools, supports headless execution for CI/CD workflows, and uses fast APFS copy-on-write caching for quick rebuilds. Operations and development teams benefit from passwordless sudo configuration, named VM instances for different projects or branches, and configurable memory budgets for parallel VM execution. Port forwarding allows VM agents to reach host resources like databases and local LLMs.

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