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# One Environment, N Machines: Deterministic Builds for Humans and Agents

Want to eliminate the 'works on my machine' excuse forever? Learn how Flox delivers bit-for-bit reproducible environments across laptops, CI fleets, and sandboxes using simple TOML manifests.

- **Speakers:** [Justin Castilla](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@justin-castilla)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Duration:** 4:18
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100579-one-environment-n-machines-deterministic-builds-for-humans-and-agents

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