DoorDash Runs 130K Agent Tasks in Modal

DoorDash’s usage is a stronger signal than another sandbox launch announcement: agents are already operating at meaningful enterprise volume when the execution boundary is designed correctly.

• –Isolated sandboxes let agents run code and tools while limiting filesystem, network, and credential exposure.
• –Modal provides the burstable infrastructure needed for high-volume, asynchronous agent workloads.
• –The real unlock is operational confidence: teams can let agents act without treating every task like a production deployment.
• –Developers building agents should prioritize runtime policy, observability, rollback, and scoped access alongside model quality.
• –DoorDash’s example suggests the debate is shifting from whether agents should execute work to how safely that execution can scale.