diff --git a/docs/security.md b/docs/security.md
index 580174e1..32f46518 100644
--- a/docs/security.md
+++ b/docs/security.md
@@ -37,3 +37,16 @@ Marketplace downloads, local extension sideload (`.zip` / `.qext`), and in-app u
 
 Archives exceeding these bounds fail closed before files are written to disk. Path traversal checks remain in `archive_path_guard.dart`.
 
+## Extension driver OS sandbox
+
+Process-sandbox database drivers launch inside OS-level isolation when available:
+
+| Platform | Wrapper | When unavailable |
+|----------|---------|------------------|
+| Linux | `bwrap` (bubblewrap) | User must confirm **Run without OS sandbox** |
+| macOS | `sandbox-exec` (Seatbelt) | N/A — always wrapped |
+| Windows | AppContainer (planned) | User must confirm until native helper ships |
+
+Querya refuses **silent** unsandboxed launch. `SandboxProcessRunner` throws `SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException` until the user approves via the consent dialog registered from the main window.
+
+**Linux:** install `bubblewrap` and ensure unprivileged user namespaces are enabled if you want OS sandbox without manual confirmation.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/core/extensions/extension_driver_session.dart b/lib/core/extensions/extension_driver_session.dart
index 31f46f13..ee8a3d7a 100644
--- a/lib/core/extensions/extension_driver_session.dart
+++ b/lib/core/extensions/extension_driver_session.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/models/extension_manifest.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/models/extension_object_metadata.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/models/extension_server_stats.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/rpc/plugin_rpc_bridge.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/unsandboxed_launch_consent_gate.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/sdui/sdui_tree_schema.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/storage/connection_secrets_store.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/storage/local_db.dart';
@@ -124,18 +126,52 @@ class ExtensionDriverSession {
     }
 
     final bridge = bridgeFactory?.call() ?? PluginRpcBridge();
-    await bridge.start(
+    await _startBridgeWithConsent(
+      bridge: bridge,
       manifest: manifest,
       pluginExecutable: executable,
       extensionRoot: root,
-      handshakeParams: {
-        'queryaVersion': '2.0.0',
-        'pluginId': manifest.id,
-      },
     );
     return bridge;
   }
 
+  Future<void> _startBridgeWithConsent({
+    required PluginRpcBridge bridge,
+    required ExtensionManifest manifest,
+    required String pluginExecutable,
+    required String extensionRoot,
+  }) async {
+    const handshakeParams = {
+      'queryaVersion': '2.0.0',
+    };
+
+    try {
+      await bridge.start(
+        manifest: manifest,
+        pluginExecutable: pluginExecutable,
+        extensionRoot: extensionRoot,
+        handshakeParams: {
+          ...handshakeParams,
+          'pluginId': manifest.id,
+        },
+      );
+    } on SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException catch (error) {
+      final approved =
+          await UnsandboxedLaunchConsentGate.instance.request(error);
+      if (!approved) rethrow;
+      await bridge.start(
+        manifest: manifest,
+        pluginExecutable: pluginExecutable,
+        extensionRoot: extensionRoot,
+        allowUnsandboxedLaunch: true,
+        handshakeParams: {
+          ...handshakeParams,
+          'pluginId': manifest.id,
+        },
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<Object?> _injectAndConnect(
     PluginRpcBridge bridge, {
     required int connectionId,
diff --git a/lib/core/extensions/rpc/plugin_rpc_bridge.dart b/lib/core/extensions/rpc/plugin_rpc_bridge.dart
index 89153785..9e528bb3 100644
--- a/lib/core/extensions/rpc/plugin_rpc_bridge.dart
+++ b/lib/core/extensions/rpc/plugin_rpc_bridge.dart
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class PluginRpcBridge {
     String? extensionRoot,
     Map<String, String>? environment,
     Map<String, Object?>? handshakeParams,
+    bool allowUnsandboxedLaunch = false,
   }) async {
     if (_started) {
       throw StateError('PluginRpcBridge already started');
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ class PluginRpcBridge {
       extensionRoot: extensionRoot ?? manifest.installPath,
       capabilities: capabilities,
       environment: environment,
+      allowUnsandboxedLaunch: allowUnsandboxedLaunch,
     );
 
     _handle = handle;
diff --git a/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation.dart b/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53d381ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import 'sandbox_launch_command.dart';
+
+/// Thrown when a process-sandbox driver would launch without OS-level isolation.
+class SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException implements Exception {
+  const SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException({
+    required this.platform,
+    required this.message,
+    this.installHint,
+  });
+
+  final String platform;
+  final String message;
+  final String? installHint;
+
+  @override
+  String toString() => 'SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException: $message';
+}
+
+/// Describes why OS sandboxing is unavailable for a launch command.
+abstract final class SandboxOsIsolation {
+  static SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException? exceptionForLaunchCommand(
+    SandboxLaunchCommand command,
+  ) {
+    if (command.usesOsSandbox) return null;
+
+    switch (command.platform) {
+      case 'linux':
+        return const SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException(
+          platform: 'linux',
+          message:
+              'OS sandbox (bubblewrap) is not available on this Linux system.',
+          installHint:
+              'Install bubblewrap (bwrap) from your distribution and ensure '
+              'unprivileged user namespaces are enabled, or confirm below to '
+              'run the driver without OS sandbox.',
+        );
+      case 'windows':
+        return const SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException(
+          platform: 'windows',
+          message:
+              'Native OS sandbox is not yet available for extension drivers '
+              'on Windows.',
+          installHint:
+              'Drivers run with soft isolation only until AppContainer support '
+              'lands. Confirm below only if you trust this extension.',
+        );
+      default:
+        return SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException(
+          platform: command.platform,
+          message:
+              'OS sandbox is not available for extension drivers on '
+              '${command.platform}.',
+          installHint:
+              'Confirm below only if you trust this extension package.',
+        );
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_process_runner.dart b/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_process_runner.dart
index 09d86146..e793eac1 100644
--- a/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_process_runner.dart
+++ b/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_process_runner.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/models/sandbox_capabilities.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_launch_command.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_scratch_directory.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_secret_guard.dart';
 
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ class SandboxProcessRunner {
 
   /// Spawns [pluginExecutable] inside the OS sandbox for [pluginId].
   ///
+  /// When OS sandboxing is unavailable, launch fails unless
+  /// [allowUnsandboxedLaunch] is true (requires explicit user consent in UI).
+  ///
   /// Credentials must never be passed via [pluginArguments] or [environment];
   /// use [SandboxCredentialsInjector] over Stdio JSON-RPC instead.
   Future<SandboxProcessHandle> start({
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ class SandboxProcessRunner {
     String? extensionRoot,
     SandboxCapabilities? capabilities,
     Map<String, String>? environment,
+    bool allowUnsandboxedLaunch = false,
   }) async {
     SandboxSecretGuard.assertNoSecrets(
       arguments: pluginArguments,
@@ -125,7 +130,8 @@ class SandboxProcessRunner {
     if (bwrapAvailable == null && !usesBwrap) {
       debugPrint(
         'SandboxProcessRunner: bubblewrap unavailable or cannot set up user '
-        'namespaces on this system; launching $pluginId without OS sandbox.',
+        'namespaces on this system; $pluginId requires consent to launch '
+        'without OS sandbox.',
       );
     }
     final command = SandboxLaunchCommand.build(
@@ -138,6 +144,20 @@ class SandboxProcessRunner {
       bwrapAvailable: usesBwrap,
     );
 
+    final isolationIssue =
+        SandboxOsIsolation.exceptionForLaunchCommand(command);
+    if (isolationIssue != null && !allowUnsandboxedLaunch) {
+      await scratch.delete();
+      throw isolationIssue;
+    }
+
+    if (isolationIssue != null) {
+      debugPrint(
+        'SandboxProcessRunner: launching $pluginId without OS sandbox after '
+        'explicit consent (${command.platform}).',
+      );
+    }
+
     // Never forward parent secrets via environment. Only pass an explicit map
     // (credentials go through Stdio JSON-RPC — Block E §5).
     final sanitizedEnv = <String, String>{
diff --git a/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/unsandboxed_launch_consent_gate.dart b/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/unsandboxed_launch_consent_gate.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bd2df05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/core/extensions/sandbox/unsandboxed_launch_consent_gate.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import 'sandbox_os_isolation.dart';
+
+typedef UnsandboxedLaunchConsentHandler = Future<bool> Function(
+  SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException details,
+);
+
+/// App-level hook for explicit user consent before unsandboxed driver launch.
+class UnsandboxedLaunchConsentGate {
+  UnsandboxedLaunchConsentGate._();
+
+  static final UnsandboxedLaunchConsentGate instance =
+      UnsandboxedLaunchConsentGate._();
+
+  UnsandboxedLaunchConsentHandler? handler;
+
+  Future<bool> request(SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException details) async {
+    final callback = handler;
+    if (callback == null) return false;
+    return callback(details);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/features/extensions/presentation/widgets/unsandboxed_driver_consent_dialog.dart b/lib/features/extensions/presentation/widgets/unsandboxed_driver_consent_dialog.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbba764d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/features/extensions/presentation/widgets/unsandboxed_driver_consent_dialog.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart' as material;
+import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/shared/widgets/widgets.dart';
+
+Future<bool> showUnsandboxedDriverConsentDialog(
+  material.BuildContext context,
+  SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException details,
+) async {
+  final approved = await showAppDialog<bool>(
+    context: context,
+    builder: (dialogContext) => material.AlertDialog(
+      title: const material.Text('Run driver without OS sandbox?'),
+      content: material.SizedBox(
+        width: 440,
+        child: material.Column(
+          mainAxisSize: material.MainAxisSize.min,
+          crossAxisAlignment: material.CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+          children: [
+            material.Text(details.message),
+            if (details.installHint != null) ...[
+              const material.SizedBox(height: 12),
+              material.Text(
+                details.installHint!,
+                style: material.TextStyle(
+                  fontSize: 13,
+                  color: Theme.of(dialogContext).colorScheme.mutedForeground,
+                ),
+              ),
+            ],
+            const material.SizedBox(height: 12),
+            const material.Text(
+              'The driver process may access your user session (files, network) '
+              'beyond the extension manifest policy. Only continue if you trust '
+              'this extension package.',
+            ),
+          ],
+        ),
+      ),
+      actions: [
+        OutlineButton(
+          onPressed: () => material.Navigator.pop(dialogContext, false),
+          child: const material.Text('Cancel'),
+        ),
+        PrimaryButton(
+          onPressed: () => material.Navigator.pop(dialogContext, true),
+          child: const material.Text('Run without OS sandbox'),
+        ),
+      ],
+    ),
+  );
+  return approved == true;
+}
diff --git a/lib/features/main_screen/main_screen.dart b/lib/features/main_screen/main_screen.dart
index 307fd937..f24f201e 100644
--- a/lib/features/main_screen/main_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/features/main_screen/main_screen.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import 'package:querya_desktop/core/storage/app_settings.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/storage/local_db.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/theme/querya_theme_scope.dart';
 import 'package:shadcn_flutter/shadcn_flutter.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/unsandboxed_launch_consent_gate.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/features/extensions/presentation/widgets/unsandboxed_driver_consent_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/connection_creation_flow.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/new_connection_url_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/features/connections/connections_panel.dart';
@@ -39,8 +41,18 @@ class _MainScreenState extends State<MainScreen> {
   final ValueNotifier<MainScreenWorkspaceState> _workspace =
       ValueNotifier(MainScreenWorkspaceState.empty);
 
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    UnsandboxedLaunchConsentGate.instance.handler = (details) {
+      if (!mounted) return Future.value(false);
+      return showUnsandboxedDriverConsentDialog(context, details);
+    };
+  }
+
   @override
   void dispose() {
+    UnsandboxedLaunchConsentGate.instance.handler = null;
     _workspace.dispose();
     super.dispose();
   }
diff --git a/test/core/extensions/rpc/plugin_rpc_bridge_test.dart b/test/core/extensions/rpc/plugin_rpc_bridge_test.dart
index 6d5f73e9..c7bee5e8 100644
--- a/test/core/extensions/rpc/plugin_rpc_bridge_test.dart
+++ b/test/core/extensions/rpc/plugin_rpc_bridge_test.dart
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ void main() {
     final handshake = await bridge.start(
       manifest: testManifest,
       pluginExecutable: '/opt/driver',
+      allowUnsandboxedLaunch: true,
     );
     expect(handshake, isA<Map>());
     expect((handshake as Map)['protocolVersion'], '1.0');
@@ -190,7 +191,11 @@ void main() {
     );
 
     await expectLater(
-      bridge.start(manifest: testManifest, pluginExecutable: '/opt/driver'),
+      bridge.start(
+        manifest: testManifest,
+        pluginExecutable: '/opt/driver',
+        allowUnsandboxedLaunch: true,
+      ),
       throwsA(isA<PluginProtocolTimeoutException>()),
     );
     expect(bridge.isStarted, isFalse);
@@ -234,7 +239,11 @@ void main() {
       requestTimeout: const Duration(seconds: 5),
     );
 
-    await bridge.start(manifest: testManifest, pluginExecutable: '/opt/driver');
+    await bridge.start(
+      manifest: testManifest,
+      pluginExecutable: '/opt/driver',
+      allowUnsandboxedLaunch: true,
+    );
     final pending = bridge.connect({'host': 'x'});
     await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 20));
     process.completeExit(1);
@@ -296,7 +305,11 @@ void main() {
       enableStderrPipe: false,
     );
 
-    await bridge.start(manifest: testManifest, pluginExecutable: '/opt/driver');
+    await bridge.start(
+      manifest: testManifest,
+      pluginExecutable: '/opt/driver',
+      allowUnsandboxedLaunch: true,
+    );
     await bridge.shutdown();
 
     expect(shutdownReceived, isTrue);
diff --git a/test/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation_test.dart b/test/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0c7f401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_launch_command.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('SandboxOsIsolation', () {
+    test('returns null when launch command uses OS sandbox', () {
+      final command = SandboxLaunchCommand.build(
+        pluginExecutable: '/bin/driver',
+        scratchPath: '/tmp/s',
+        platformOverride: 'linux',
+        bwrapAvailable: true,
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        SandboxOsIsolation.exceptionForLaunchCommand(command),
+        isNull,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('returns linux message when bwrap unavailable', () {
+      final command = SandboxLaunchCommand.build(
+        pluginExecutable: '/bin/driver',
+        scratchPath: '/tmp/s',
+        platformOverride: 'linux',
+        bwrapAvailable: false,
+      );
+
+      final error = SandboxOsIsolation.exceptionForLaunchCommand(command);
+      expect(error, isNotNull);
+      expect(error!.platform, 'linux');
+      expect(error.message, contains('bubblewrap'));
+    });
+
+    test('returns windows message for soft isolation path', () {
+      final command = SandboxLaunchCommand.build(
+        pluginExecutable: r'C:\driver.exe',
+        scratchPath: r'C:\tmp\s',
+        platformOverride: 'windows',
+      );
+
+      final error = SandboxOsIsolation.exceptionForLaunchCommand(command);
+      expect(error, isNotNull);
+      expect(error!.platform, 'windows');
+      expect(error.message, contains('Windows'));
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_process_runner_test.dart b/test/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_process_runner_test.dart
index b2211b71..3b94223c 100644
--- a/test/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_process_runner_test.dart
+++ b/test/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_process_runner_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/models/sandbox_capabilities.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_launch_command.dart';
+import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_os_isolation.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_process_runner.dart';
 import 'package:querya_desktop/core/extensions/sandbox/sandbox_scratch_directory.dart';
 
@@ -259,6 +260,58 @@ void main() {
       await handle.dispose();
     });
 
+    test('refuses unsandboxed launch without explicit consent', () async {
+      final runner = SandboxProcessRunner(
+        platformOverride: 'linux',
+        bwrapAvailable: false,
+        scratchBaseDirectory: tempBase,
+        processStarter: (
+          exe,
+          args, {
+          String? workingDirectory,
+          Map<String, String>? environment,
+          bool includeParentEnvironment = true,
+          bool runInShell = false,
+          ProcessStartMode mode = ProcessStartMode.normal,
+        }) async =>
+            _FakeProcess(),
+      );
+
+      await expectLater(
+        () => runner.start(
+          pluginId: 'test.driver',
+          pluginExecutable: '/bin/driver',
+        ),
+        throwsA(isA<SandboxOsIsolationUnavailableException>()),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('allows unsandboxed launch when consent flag is set', () async {
+      final runner = SandboxProcessRunner(
+        platformOverride: 'windows',
+        scratchBaseDirectory: tempBase,
+        processStarter: (
+          exe,
+          args, {
+          String? workingDirectory,
+          Map<String, String>? environment,
+          bool includeParentEnvironment = true,
+          bool runInShell = false,
+          ProcessStartMode mode = ProcessStartMode.normal,
+        }) async =>
+            _FakeProcess(),
+      );
+
+      final handle = await runner.start(
+        pluginId: 'win.driver',
+        pluginExecutable: 'driver.exe',
+        allowUnsandboxedLaunch: true,
+      );
+
+      expect(handle.launchCommand.usesOsSandbox, isFalse);
+      await handle.dispose();
+    });
+
     test('start deletes scratch when process spawn fails', () async {
       Directory? observedScratch;
       final runner = SandboxProcessRunner(
@@ -282,6 +335,7 @@ void main() {
         () => runner.start(
           pluginId: 'fail.driver',
           pluginExecutable: 'driver.exe',
+          allowUnsandboxedLaunch: true,
         ),
         throwsA(isA<ProcessException>()),
       );