Features
Workspaces (sandbox)
Gluon's private workspaces for running code and working with files, the free Just Bash shell and the paid Linux computer, their limits and how files move.
Gluon has a private workspace where it can run commands, write files and work with data, such as cleaning a spreadsheet, converting files or building an app. Your workspace is shared by all your chats, so files persist from one chat to the next.
Two runtimes
Section titled “Two runtimes”| Runtime | What it is | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Just Bash | A simulated shell for files and text tools such as grep, jq, sed and awk |
Free to run |
| Linux | A real Linux computer with Python, Node, packages, git and internet access | Charged while it runs |
Gluon starts light work in Just Bash and uses Linux only for what Just Bash can’t do, such as Python, installing packages or downloading from the internet. Just Bash has no networking, real programs, git, Python or Node.
The two keep separate files. Gluon copies files between them only when it needs to.
- Linux starts on first use and stops after five idle minutes, or up to an hour while a long background job runs. It’s charged for the time it runs.
- Linux is available only in private chats. Groups have a shared Just Bash workspace of their own.
- Only
/workspaceis kept. On Linux, files outside it and installed system packages are lost when the computer stops; install project dependencies inside/workspace.
Limits
Section titled “Limits”| Limit | Just Bash | Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace size | 256 MiB | 256 MiB |
| Largest file | 16 MiB | 20 MiB to move in or out |
| Files and folders | 50,000 | 20,000 |
| One command | 5 seconds of work | Runs on in the background after 30 seconds |
Linux runs on half a CPU with 4 GiB of memory. A long command in one chat delays workspace use in your other chats until it finishes.
Files in and out
Section titled “Files in and out”- Gluon copies a Drive file, email attachment or chat image into the workspace when it needs to work on it.
- Ask it to save results to your Drive, email them or show them. The side panel’s Sandbox tab lists changed files with Open and Save to Files.
- Images Gluon generates are also saved in your Just Bash workspace, under
/workspace/images.
Resetting
Section titled “Resetting”Ask Gluon to reset a workspace to delete every file in it, in every chat; it asks for approval first. Each runtime resets separately. Deleting a chat keeps your workspace files.
Workspace files you keep count toward storage, like Drive files.