Shuru
Local-first Linux microVMs for macOS and Linux, built for AI agents.
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Launched
- February 22, 2026
- Stage
- Unknown
- Pricing
- free
- Founder
- harshdoesdev
- Website
- shuru.run
Shuru provides lightweight, ephemeral Linux virtual machines (microVMs) that run natively on macOS (Apple Silicon) and Linux ARM64. It uses Apple's Virtualization.framework on macOS and KVM on Linux, so there is no emulation layer or Docker dependency. VMs boot from a clean rootfs each time by default, and changes vanish on exit unless explicitly saved. Shuru supports checkpointing—saving disk state as named snapshots that can be restored, branched, and reused like git commits. It also offers opt in networking (offline by default), configurable CPU/memory/disk, directory mounts (read only by default, with optional host writes), and port forwarding via vsock without network access.
Positioning
Shuru is a short, punchy name that is easy to remember and type, ideal for a CLI tool. However, it does not directly convey the product's purpose (Linux microVMs for AI agents), so the tagline and website copy are critical for positioning. The brand emphasizes local-first, ephemeral, and agent-friendly features, targeting developers who need safe execution environments for AI-generated code.
Discovered via
- Hacker News Show HN · · Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS