sop-dev-003-docker-workaround-host-commandsv1.0.0

A development agent running inside a hardened sandbox needs to trigger Docker builds and container runs on the host for a microservices project. The agent writes a host-commands.sh file containing safe docker build/push commands, blocks the workboard card, and waits for the operator to execute it on the host. The output log is then validated back in the sandbox before continuing.

An ML engineering agent cannot access GPU or privileged host ports from its sandbox, so it prepares a host-commands.sh with docker run commands mounting host volumes and requesting GPU resources. A human operator runs the script on the GPU host, and the agent reads the output log to confirm successful training kickoff.

A fintech platform uses a sandboxed dev agent that must perform multi-stage Docker builds requiring access to internal artifact registries and host-level credentials. The agent generates an auditable host-commands.sh limited strictly to Docker commands, which a change-manager reviews before host execution. This satisfies compliance audit requirements while enabling automated builds.

A development agent managing containerized services on edge devices in hospitals needs host-level Docker access that the sandbox forbids. It writes docker exec commands to update containerized patient-monitoring software into host-commands.sh, blocks the card, and waits for a clinical-systems operator to execute it. Post-execution validation ensures the container health check passed.

During a blue-green deployment, a dev agent needs to run docker exec commands against production containers for health checks and traffic switching. Because the sandbox cannot reach the production Docker daemon, the agent creates a narrowly scoped host-commands.sh with rollback-safe Docker commands. The operator executes it, and the agent confirms traffic switchover via the output log before unblocking the card.

Sell subscriptions to enterprises that want autonomous AI dev agents capable of safely orchestrating Docker operations through a human-in-the-loop host-command bridge. The SOP ensures auditable, secure execution so customers trust the agent with production-adjacent Docker commands. Onboarding includes deploying the host-commands.sh mechanism and auditing procedures.

License the host-commands.sh SOP as a compliance middleware layer to banks, healthcare providers, and government contractors that need AI agents to perform Docker operations without violating sandbox security policies. The value proposition is auditable, restricted command execution with approval workflows and immutable logs.

Offer a managed platform where customers deploy AI dev agents that require host-level Docker access; the provider operates a 24/7 human execution team that runs approved host-commands.sh scripts. This removes the burden of staffing operators while guaranteeing security and fast turnaround.