app sandbox
An application sandbox restricts access to system resources.
Use this when A native app needs protected resources without unrestricted system access.
without the term
“Our Mac app can't open files the user picked last time after restarting, because of the sandbox. Should I just turn the sandbox off?”
with the term · How do you ask a model for app sandbox?
Keep this application sandboxed while enabling its required file workflow. Verify user-granted access, relaunch behavior, and denial outside the granted scope.
What is app sandbox?
The app runs with only the capabilities its entitlements grant, and reaches user files only through the system's file picker or saved bookmarks.
Why does app sandbox matter when vibe coding?
Disabling the sandbox can conceal missing entitlement or access-grant handling.
How do you do app sandbox?
Identify the smallest required access and test real signed builds with allowed and denied operations.
What goes wrong with app sandbox?
Assuming a remembered path always retains the operating system’s access grant.