{"id":"persistent-dev-env","slug":"persistent-dev-env","name":"Persistent agent dev environments","shortName":"Persistent agent dev environments","problemStatement":"Agents need sticky workspaces with files/git across sessions.","whenNotTopPick":"Disposable single-run code — E2B.","categoryIds":["cat-sandboxes-browsers","cat-cpu-compute"],"depotPickProviderId":"daytona","depotPickRationale":"capability persistence + dx.","runnersUpIds":["e2b","fly-machines","railway"],"weights":{"capabilityFit":0.25,"pricePerformance":0.18,"latencyReliability":0.15,"developerDx":0.15,"privacyPosture":0.1,"lockInRisk":0.07,"maturity":0.1},"methodologyNotes":"capability persistence + dx.","tags":["persistent"],"depth":{"whenNotToUse":{"text":"Disposable single-run code — E2B.","source":"editorial `whenNotTopPick` (data/jtbds.json)"},"whenNotToUseReason":null,"runnerUp":{"providerId":"e2b","name":"E2B","overallForJob":8.56,"pickOverallForJob":8.24,"beatsPickOn":["capabilityFit","latencyReliability","developerDx","privacyPosture","maturity"],"source":"first resolvable entry of the job's editorially ranked `runnersUpIds`; scores are stored job-weighted scores"},"runnerUpReason":null,"lockIn":{"pickLockInRisk":3,"runnerUpLockInRisk":4,"scale":"0–10 stored curated estimate; higher = more lock-in (worse)","pickExitSignals":["open source (provider tag `oss`)"],"runnerUpExitSignals":[],"pickNotes":[],"selfHostFallback":[{"id":"devcontainers-spec","name":"Development Container Specification","license":"CC-BY-4.0","sourceUrl":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devcontainers/spec/main/LICENSE"}],"migration":"The pick has lower stored lock-in risk than runner-up E2B (3 vs 4). Pick exit signals: open source (provider tag `oss`). Self-host fallback listed for this job: Development Container Specification.","migrationReason":null,"derivedFrom":"stored lockInRisk scores, provider tags (oss, self-host, openai-compat, open-models), free rows that list this job, and verbatim provider notes. No migration guide was invented."}},"freshness":{"pick":{"score":{"asOf":"2026-09-14","ageDays":43,"stale":true,"staleAfterDays":30,"reason":null},"lastReviewed":{"asOf":"2026-09-14","ageDays":43,"stale":true,"staleAfterDays":30,"reason":null},"sourceCheck":{"checkedAt":"2026-10-27","sourceUrls":5,"sourcesReachable":5,"pricingRows":20,"pricingRowsReconfirmed":20,"note":"A source re-check confirms the page is reachable and, for pricing rows, that the stored amount and SKU name appear on it. It does not re-derive or change the score.","reason":null}}}}