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Recreate a sandbox

Use recreate when policy, proxy bindings, LogConfig, or resource limits must apply from a clean create. Running containers keep create-time HostConfig until replaced.

What delete removes

Removed Kept
cautem-<name> Gateway provider secrets
quarshell-proxy-<name> Gateway registry entries until deleted
cautem-net-<name>
cautem-data-<name> volume
cautem-ca-<name> volume

Deleting the data volume clears Cursor agent login state.

Procedure

cautem sandbox delete cursor

cautem gateway ensure
cautem doctor
cautem provider list

cautem sandbox create \
  --name cursor \
  --from cursor \
  --upload "$PWD" \
  --policy quarshell-cli/policies/cursor-github-push-cautem.yaml \
  --provider cursor \
  --provider gh \
  --memory 2g

cautem sandbox connect cursor -- agent login
cautem logs cursor --tail --source proxy

Hot reload vs recreate

Change Prefer
Narrow policy rule cautem policy set … --wait / rule approve
New memory / image / uploaded files Recreate
Rotated secret in store provider refresh (often enough)