smolvm sandbox delete removes sandboxes and releases their stored resources. Use it for normal cleanup after a workflow, or with --all when you want to clear every sandbox on the host.
Synopsis
Arguments
One or more sandbox names or IDs to delete.
Options
Delete every sandbox on the host.
Skip the confirmation prompt for
--all. Required for --all --json.Show what would be deleted without deleting anything.
Print a JSON envelope instead of formatted text.
Examples
Delete one sandbox
Delete several sandboxes
Preview full cleanup
Delete every sandbox
Use JSON in automation
What gets cleaned up
For each target, SmolVM stops the sandbox if needed, removes its runtime state, releases network resources, and deletes the per-sandbox disk state it owns.Related commands
smolvm sandbox list- Review targets before deletingsmolvm sandbox stop- Stop without deletingsmolvm prune- Remove old image caches