diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 63990b9..5bcec55 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@anthropic-ai/sandbox-runtime",
-  "version": "0.0.7",
+  "version": "0.0.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@anthropic-ai/sandbox-runtime",
-      "version": "0.0.7",
+      "version": "0.0.8",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@pondwader/socks5-server": "^1.0.10",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad4a86f..5cef7b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@anthropic-ai/sandbox-runtime",
-  "version": "0.0.7",
+  "version": "0.0.8",
   "description": "Anthropic Sandbox Runtime (ASRT) - A general-purpose tool for wrapping security boundaries around arbitrary processes",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/sandbox/sandbox-manager.ts b/src/sandbox/sandbox-manager.ts
index 58c050f..b418188 100644
--- a/src/sandbox/sandbox-manager.ts
+++ b/src/sandbox/sandbox-manager.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 import { hasRipgrepSync } from '../utils/ripgrep.js'
 import { SandboxViolationStore } from './sandbox-violation-store.js'
 import { EOL } from 'node:os'
+import _ from 'lodash'
 
 interface HostNetworkManagerContext {
   httpProxyPort: number
@@ -304,11 +305,15 @@ function isSandboxingEnabled(): boolean {
 
 /**
  * Check if all sandbox dependencies are available for the current platform
+ * @param ripgrepConfig - Optional ripgrep configuration to check. If not provided, uses config from initialization or defaults to 'rg'
  * @returns true if all dependencies are available, false otherwise
  */
-function checkDependencies(): boolean {
-  // Return cached result if available
-  if (dependenciesCheckCache !== undefined) {
+function checkDependencies(ripgrepConfig?: {
+  command: string
+  args?: string[]
+}): boolean {
+  // Return cached result if available and no ripgrep config is provided
+  if (dependenciesCheckCache !== undefined && !ripgrepConfig) {
     return dependenciesCheckCache
   }
 
@@ -320,9 +325,15 @@ function checkDependencies(): boolean {
       return false
     }
 
+    // Determine which ripgrep to check:
+    // 1. Parameter takes precedence
+    // 2. Then config from initialization
+    // 3. Finally default to 'rg'
+    const rgToCheck = ripgrepConfig ?? config?.ripgrep
+
     // Check ripgrep - only check 'rg' if no custom command is configured
     // If custom command is provided, we trust it exists (will fail naturally if not)
-    const hasCustomRipgrep = config?.ripgrep?.command !== undefined
+    const hasCustomRipgrep = rgToCheck?.command !== undefined
     if (!hasCustomRipgrep) {
       // Only check for default 'rg' command
       if (!hasRipgrepSync()) {
@@ -340,8 +351,14 @@ function checkDependencies(): boolean {
     return true
   }
 
-  dependenciesCheckCache = computeDependencies()
-  return dependenciesCheckCache
+  const result = computeDependencies()
+
+  // Only cache if no explicit ripgrep config was provided
+  if (!ripgrepConfig) {
+    dependenciesCheckCache = result
+  }
+
+  return result
 }
 
 function getFsReadConfig(): FsReadRestrictionConfig {
@@ -530,6 +547,24 @@ async function wrapWithSandbox(
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the current sandbox configuration
+ * @returns The current configuration, or undefined if not initialized
+ */
+function getConfig(): SandboxRuntimeConfig | undefined {
+  return config
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update the sandbox configuration
+ * @param newConfig - The new configuration to use
+ */
+function updateConfig(newConfig: SandboxRuntimeConfig): void {
+  // Update the config in place
+  config = _.cloneDeep(newConfig)
+  logForDebugging('Sandbox configuration updated')
+}
+
 async function reset(): Promise<void> {
   // Stop log monitor
   if (logMonitorShutdown) {
@@ -771,7 +806,10 @@ export interface ISandboxManager {
   ): Promise<void>
   isSupportedPlatform(platform: Platform): boolean
   isSandboxingEnabled(): boolean
-  checkDependencies(): boolean
+  checkDependencies(ripgrepConfig?: {
+    command: string
+    args?: string[]
+  }): boolean
   getFsReadConfig(): FsReadRestrictionConfig
   getFsWriteConfig(): FsWriteRestrictionConfig
   getNetworkRestrictionConfig(): NetworkRestrictionConfig
@@ -787,6 +825,8 @@ export interface ISandboxManager {
   getSandboxViolationStore(): SandboxViolationStore
   annotateStderrWithSandboxFailures(command: string, stderr: string): string
   getLinuxGlobPatternWarnings(): string[]
+  getConfig(): SandboxRuntimeConfig | undefined
+  updateConfig(newConfig: SandboxRuntimeConfig): void
   reset(): Promise<void>
 }
 
@@ -819,4 +859,6 @@ export const SandboxManager: ISandboxManager = {
   getSandboxViolationStore,
   annotateStderrWithSandboxFailures,
   getLinuxGlobPatternWarnings,
+  getConfig,
+  updateConfig,
 } as const