{
  "slug": "render-ea-sandboxes-create-idle-timeout-sets-sandbox-inactivity-suspension-3a20f4179d00",
  "title": "render ea sandboxes create --idle-timeout sets sandbox inactivity suspension",
  "tools": [
    "render"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-10-22T02:35:31.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-10-22T02:35:31.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When creating a sandbox with a chosen inactivity suspension policy, pass `--idle-timeout` in seconds; use `0` to disable automatic idle suspension. The release note says sandbox detail output shows the timeout, but the current CLI reference does not document how to fetch sandbox details.",
    "examples": [
      "render ea sandboxes create --idle-timeout <seconds>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v2.31.0",
      "--idle-timeout <seconds>: Sets the seconds of inactivity before suspension; accepts 300–86400 or 0 to disable automatic idle suspension.",
      "Prerequisite: Sandbox CLI commands require the `render ea` namespace during early access.",
      "Prerequisite: Render Sandboxes is in early access; request access to use it.",
      "Accepted timeout values are 300 through 86400 seconds, or 0 to disable automatic idle suspension.",
      "Docs conflict: The current Sandboxes CLI reference documents `--timeout` as maximum sandbox lifetime but omits the v2.31.0 `--idle-timeout` option. It also does not document a sandbox detail command or how to inspect the idle timeout."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Create a sandbox with a specified idle suspension policy and inspect its timeout.",
  "before": "The v2.31.0 release note adds the `--idle-timeout` option; no earlier way to set this policy is documented there.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/render-oss/cli/releases/tag/v2.31.0",
    "https://github.com/render-oss/cli/blob/v2.31.0/CHANGELOG.md",
    "https://render.com/docs/sandboxes-cli-reference"
  ],
  "rank": 0.94029,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "daily-20261026-04",
    "verdict_id": "daily-20261026-04:daily-20261026-04-b199098df072503d-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "fcac950ff0637c46fb4452be925bc03f4daadf42e88f3af42ba2cdfdc91f4b0c"
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  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "46464ff6ddb84908e4da86f2441e2fbc70b4323d63e811472a6d0bb42826d466",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-22T02:35:31.000Z",
    "decision": "daily-20261026-04:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.94 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.74 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}