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Dynamically extend timeout of an active Sandbox

Vercel just made long-running AI agents actually viable. Extended sandbox timeouts unlock multi-step agentic workflows.

Reporting by Vercel Blog 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Vercel's new extendTimeout method removes a technical friction point for developers building chained agentic tasks and multi-step code generation—a direct enabler for the emerging agent-as-capability wave.

The key facts

9 to know

  1. New extendTimeout method for Vercel Sandboxes

  2. Supports chained agentic tasks and multi-step code generation workflows

  3. Pro/Enterprise plans: up to 5 hours runtime

  4. Hobby plan: up to 45 minutes runtime

  5. Timeout can be extended multiple times until plan maximum is reached

  6. Published October 21, 2025

  7. New extendTimeout() method for Vercel Sandbox

  8. Supports chained agentic tasks and multi-step code generation

  9. Multiple timeout extensions allowed until plan maximum

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Vercel Blogvercel.com

Publisher excerpt: You can now extend the duration of a running Vercel Sandbox using the new method.extendTimeout This lets long-running sandboxes stay active beyond their initial timeout, making it easier to support workflows like chained agentic tasks or multi-step code generation that take longer than expected.…
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