Sandman Use Cases

DevTool demos

Spin up a fresh environment for every product demo. No leftover resources, no surprise bills.

sandman create product-demo --ttl 1h
sandman enable compute storage
# run your demo
sandman destroy product-demo

AI builder prototyping

Test infrastructure ideas without touching production. Set a TTL so environments self-destruct even if you forget.

sandman create prototype --ttl 4h
sandman connect prototype
# experiment freely

Cloud learning

Experiment on throwaway infrastructure. Break things, learn, destroy.

sandman init gcp
sandman create learning-lab --ttl 2h
sandman enable compute storage cloudrun

Agent-driven infrastructure tests

Use --json output for machine-readable automation in CI or agent workflows:

sandman create ci-test --ttl 30m --json
sandman status ci-test --json
sandman destroy ci-test --json

Cost-conscious development

Check estimated costs before spin-up and set aggressive TTLs:

sandman create staging --ttl 1h --dry-run
sandman create staging --ttl 1h
sandman doctor --reap