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SmolVM is an open-source tool that enables sub-200ms startup of hardware-isolated virtual machines packaged as portable executables, offering a lightweight alternative to containers with stronger security boundaries. The technology addresses critical concerns around running untrusted code, securing credentials, and creating reproducible development environments without container daemon dependencies. For IT organizations, this represents a potential shift in workload isolation strategy, combining VM-level security with container-like portability and performance, particularly valuable for AI agents, development sandboxes, and zero-trust architectures.