OpenRouter Adds a Hosted Linux Sandbox Tool for Any Model
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1/ Any model on OpenRouter can now run code in a hosted Linux container. Add one tool to a Responses API request. The model writes the script, runs it, and reads back the result. Nothing to install, nothing to host. Meet openrouter:shell. To get started: "tools": [{ "type": "openrouter:shell", "parameters": { "engine": "openrouter" } }]
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OpenRouter says any model on its platform can now run code in a hosted Linux container. In its announcement, it says a developer adds one tool, openrouter:shell, to a Responses API request; the model writes the script, runs it and reads back the result, with nothing to install or host.
The example request in the post declares the tool with type openrouter:shell and an engine parameter set to openrouter. The post text does not say what limits, pricing or isolation apply to the .
- sandbox — An isolated environment where AI-generated code or agent actions run without being able to touch anything real.
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