diff --git a/examples/daytona/package.json b/examples/daytona/package.json
index 54dda10..281ba81 100644
--- a/examples/daytona/package.json
+++ b/examples/daytona/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "tsx src/daytona.ts",
+    "start:snapshot": "tsx src/daytona-with-snapshot.ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/daytona/src/daytona-with-snapshot.ts b/examples/daytona/src/daytona-with-snapshot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..447957a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/daytona/src/daytona-with-snapshot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { Daytona, Image } from "@daytonaio/sdk";
+import { logInspectorUrl, runPrompt } from "@sandbox-agent/example-shared";
+
+const daytona = new Daytona();
+
+const envVars: Record<string, string> = {};
+if (process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
+	envVars.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;
+if (process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY)
+	envVars.OPENAI_API_KEY = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
+
+// Build a custom image with sandbox-agent pre-installed (slower first run, faster subsequent runs)
+const image = Image.base("ubuntu:22.04").runCommands(
+	"apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl ca-certificates",
+	"curl -fsSL https://releases.rivet.dev/sandbox-agent/latest/install.sh | sh",
+);
+
+console.log("Creating Daytona sandbox (first run builds the base image and may take a few minutes, subsequent runs are fast)...");
+const sandbox = await daytona.create({ envVars, image, autoStopInterval: 0 }, { timeout: 180 });
+
+await sandbox.process.executeCommand(
+	"nohup sandbox-agent server --no-token --host 0.0.0.0 --port 3000 >/tmp/sandbox-agent.log 2>&1 &",
+);
+
+const baseUrl = (await sandbox.getSignedPreviewUrl(3000, 4 * 60 * 60)).url;
+logInspectorUrl({ baseUrl });
+
+const cleanup = async () => {
+	await sandbox.delete(60);
+	process.exit(0);
+};
+process.once("SIGINT", cleanup);
+process.once("SIGTERM", cleanup);
+
+// When running as root in a container, Claude requires interactive permission prompts (bypass mode is not supported). Set autoApprovePermissions: true to auto-approve,
+// or leave false for interactive prompts.
+await runPrompt({
+	baseUrl,
+	autoApprovePermissions: process.env.AUTO_APPROVE_PERMISSIONS === "true",
+});
+await cleanup();
diff --git a/examples/daytona/src/daytona.ts b/examples/daytona/src/daytona.ts
index cc05637..8a51d48 100644
--- a/examples/daytona/src/daytona.ts
+++ b/examples/daytona/src/daytona.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Daytona, Image } from "@daytonaio/sdk";
+import { Daytona } from "@daytonaio/sdk";
 import { logInspectorUrl, runPrompt } from "@sandbox-agent/example-shared";
 
 const daytona = new Daytona();
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ if (process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
 if (process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY)
 	envVars.OPENAI_API_KEY = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
 
-const image = Image.base("ubuntu:22.04").runCommands(
-	"apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl ca-certificates",
-	"curl -fsSL https://releases.rivet.dev/sandbox-agent/0.1.3/install.sh | sh",
-);
+// Use default image and install sandbox-agent at runtime (faster startup, no snapshot build)
+console.log("Creating Daytona sandbox...");
+const sandbox = await daytona.create({ envVars, autoStopInterval: 0 });
 
-console.log("Creating Daytona sandbox (first run builds the base image and may take a few minutes, subsequent runs are fast)...");
-const sandbox = await daytona.create({ envVars, image, autoStopInterval: 0 }, { timeout: 180 });
+// Install sandbox-agent and start server
+console.log("Installing sandbox-agent...");
+await sandbox.process.executeCommand(
+	"curl -fsSL https://releases.rivet.dev/sandbox-agent/latest/install.sh | sh",
+);
 
 await sandbox.process.executeCommand(
 	"nohup sandbox-agent server --no-token --host 0.0.0.0 --port 3000 >/tmp/sandbox-agent.log 2>&1 &",