Devin Adds Mac Cloud Sandboxes for macOS/iOS Agent Work

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-09-16 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP · Level: intermediate

Summary

Melvin Vivas points to Cognition's announcement that Devin can now run in macOS cloud sandboxes. He says that, as far as he knows, it is the only agent harness that does this, which makes it useful for macOS/iOS development and for testing apps on a real Mac.

Key points

• Devin, the AI coding agent from Cognition, now supports Mac cloud sandboxes.
• The creator says Devin is the only agent harness with Mac cloud sandboxes.
• Use case: building macOS and iOS apps with an agent.
• Use case: having the agent test apps inside a Mac environment.
• Details are in the 'Bringing macOS to Devin' blog post.

Resources mentioned

• Bringing macOS to Devin · article · devin.ai · free
  Devin blog post announcing macOS cloud sandboxes for the Devin coding agent.
• Devin · tool · x.com · paid
  A desktop app from the makers of the Devin coding agent for planning, delegating, reviewing and shipping work across fleets of local and cloud coding agents.
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Try this

• Read the 'Bringing macOS to Devin' post if you build macOS/iOS apps with agents.