boxcompute
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Infrastructure built for autonomous agents

Give your AI agents
a place to work.

Secure, stateful cloud sandboxes where agents can write code, run commands, browse, and keep working—all through one simple API.

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No infrastructure to manage TypeScript & Python SDKs

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ONE RUNTIME FOR
Code execution
Computer use
Background jobs
Agentic apps

01 THE PLATFORM

Everything agents need.
Nothing they shouldn’t access.

BoxCompute gives every agent a complete, controllable environment—while keeping your own systems safely out of reach.

Fast starts

Ready when your agent is

Create fresh, fully configured environments in a single API call—without maintaining a warm server fleet.

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Hard boundaries

Untrusted code stays contained

Keep generated code away from your application and infrastructure with isolated compute, filesystems, and network controls.

SANDBOX

Stateful sessions

Built for long-running work

Pause, resume, and preserve context across multi-step tasks so agents can keep working beyond a single request.

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Elastic concurrency

One agent or a thousand

Run independent jobs in parallel with per-sandbox limits and lifecycle controls designed for autonomous workloads.

Developer surface

Everything an agent expects

Files, Git, processes, package installs, environment variables, open ports, logs, and command streaming are all programmable.

Observable by default

See every step, live

Stream output, inspect resource use, and trace a job from the first command to the final artifact.

02 BUILT FOR AGENTIC WORK

From one-shot code to
long-running autonomy.

Build the product. BoxCompute handles the place where the work happens.

01

Coding agents

Give agents a complete computer to clone repositories, edit files, run tests, and ship working changes.

GitTerminalLive preview
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02

Safe code execution

Run model-generated Python, JavaScript, and shell code without exposing your production systems.

IsolatedResource limitsAny runtime
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03

Background agents

Keep autonomous jobs alive for research, data processing, testing, and workflows that take real time.

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03 DEVELOPER FIRST

A full computer.
A few lines of code.

Create, control, and clean up isolated environments through a small, predictable API. Bring any model and any agent framework.

  • Use the tools you already knowTypeScript and Python SDKs with direct REST access.
  • Stream output in real timeWatch stdout, stderr, and lifecycle events as they happen.
  • Own the complete lifecycleCreate, pause, resume, snapshot, and stop from your app.
Read the documentation 
import { BoxCompute } from "@boxcompute/sdk"

const box = new BoxCompute({
  apiKey: process.env.BOXCOMPUTE_API_KEY,
})

const sandbox = await box.sandboxes.create({
  template: "node-22",
  timeout: "20m",
})

const result = await sandbox.commands.run(
  "pnpm test && pnpm build"
)

console.log(result.stdout)
await sandbox.stop()
Sandbox completedExit code 0 · 48 tests passed

04 HOW IT WORKS

Your agent thinks.
BoxCompute executes.

1

Agent decides

Your model plans the next action.

2

Sandbox runs

BoxCompute executes it in isolation.

3

Results return

Logs and artifacts flow back to the agent.

05 FAQ

Questions,
answered.

Still evaluating? Explore the docs or get in touch with the BoxCompute team.

Contact the team
What is BoxCompute?

BoxCompute is programmable sandbox infrastructure for AI agents. Each sandbox gives an agent an isolated environment where it can execute code, work with files, run processes, and produce artifacts safely.

What can an agent do inside a sandbox?

A sandbox is designed to support normal developer workflows: run shell commands, install packages, read and write files, clone Git repositories, start servers, expose preview ports, and stream logs back to your application.

Which languages and frameworks are supported?

BoxCompute is designed around general-purpose Linux environments, so agents can work with popular languages and frameworks rather than a single fixed runtime. Custom templates let you preinstall the exact tools a workflow needs.

Can sandboxes run autonomous, long-lived tasks?

Yes. Sandboxes are designed for both short code-execution calls and longer, stateful jobs. Your application controls their timeout, lifecycle, and cleanup.

How do I get started?

Use the TypeScript or Python SDK to create a sandbox, run your first command, and stop it when the work is complete. The quickstart above shows the full lifecycle.

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Give your agents
room to run.

Build your first secure sandbox in minutes.

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