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 ### Create a sandbox
 
 ```bash
-openshell sandbox create -- claude  # or opencode, codex, ollama
+sudo openshell sandbox create -- claude  # or opencode, codex, ollama
 ```
 
 A gateway is created automatically on first use. To deploy on a remote host instead, pass `--remote user@host` to the create command.