Your agents need more than a container.
Give them a Mac.

Name: GhostVM
Author: GhostVM

GhostVM runs fully isolated macOS workspaces on your machine, one per agent, project, or client. You control what data each one can see.

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VS Code running inside a GhostVM virtual machine on macOS

Move in and out of workspaces like switching apps

Deep host integration means each workspace feels native. Clipboard, files, and network stay connected.

VS Code running inside an agentic workspace — nearly indistinguishable from a native app

Clipboard Sync

Copy-paste flows between host and workspace. A permission prompt gives you control.

Port Forwarding

Listening ports are auto-detected with process names. Manage them from the toolbar.

Auto port-forward notification showing detected ports

File Transfer

Drag files in, pull them out. Transferred files are quarantined by default.

Shared Folders

Mount host directories inside the workspace.

Run multiple workspaces, each fully isolated

Each workspace is its own macOS. Run as many as you need, fully isolated from each other and your host.

Two workspace windows running side by side on the macOS desktop

Each workspace runs as its own window.

Customize each workspace's icon

Every workspace appears in the Dock and App Switcher with its own icon.

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Slack

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Channels

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# dev

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alice

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Pushed fix for the login bug

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VS Code

Explorer

▾ src

app.tsx

index.ts

utils.ts

config.ts

▾ tests

app.test.ts

index.ts

app.tsx

import express from 'express'

const app = express()

app.get('/api', (req, res) => {

res.json({ ok: true })

})

app.listen(3000)

main

TypeScript

VS Code

macOS Sequoia

Messages

Hey, the new build looks great!

Thanks! Deploying now.

Can you check the auth flow?

On it

macOS Sequoia

Dev Server

dev — zsh

jake@dev:~$ npm run build

Compiled 47 modules in 2.3s

Build complete.

jake@dev:~$ docker compose up -d

Container postgres started

Container redis started

Container api started

jake@dev:~$ ▊

Dev Server

Default

CI Runner

localhost

‹›

🔒localhost:8080

CI Runner

Staging

‹›

github.com/ghostvm

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ghostvm / GhostVM

Swift

macOS

Staging

Testing

Favorites

🏠 Desktop

📁 Documents

⬇ Downloads

Locations

💻 Macintosh HD

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📁 Projects

📁 Screenshots

📄 notes.md

📄 todo.txt

🖼 wallpaper.png

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Testing

Clone

Mirror an existing app's icon so the workspace looks like the real thing.

Stack

Layer two app icons together to show what's running inside the workspace.

Custom

Pick from 10 built-in presets or upload your own image.

Glass

Wrap any app icon in the GhostVM glass frame for a unified look.

Built for speed, isolation, and security

Native Performance

Built on Apple's Virtualization.framework. Near-native speed, no emulation.

Self-Contained Bundles

Each workspace is a single .GhostVM folder. Copy, move, or back it up like any file.

Snapshots & Clones

Checkpoint before risky changes. Clone instantly with APFS copy-on-write.

Security Boundaries

Isolated by default. File transfers are quarantined. Clipboard syncs require permission.

Suspend & Resume

Suspend a workspace to disk and resume exactly where you left off.

Bridged & NAT Networking

NAT out of the box, or bridged mode for full network presence. Each workspace gets its own network stack.

Terminal meets GUI

Every action in the GUI is also available from the terminal via vmctl. Create, start, snapshot, clone, and manage workspaces programmatically.

Full CLI reference →

Terminal

$ vmctl init ~/VMs/dev.GhostVM --cpus 6 --memory 16

Created ~/VMs/dev.GhostVM

$ vmctl install ~/VMs/dev.GhostVM

Installing macOS — this takes a few minutes.

Installation complete

$ vmctl start ~/VMs/dev.GhostVM

VM running (PID 4821)

$ vmctl snapshot ~/VMs/dev.GhostVM create clean-install

Snapshot "clean-install" saved

$ vmctl stop ~/VMs/dev.GhostVM

VM stopped

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macOS 15+ (Sequoia)

Apple Silicon (M1 or later)

Your agents need more than a container.Give them a Mac.