AgentBox
SDK to Run Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode in Any Sandbox
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Hi HN,AgentBox is an SDK for running coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode) inside sandboxes (Docker, E2B, Modal, Daytona, Vercel). One API. Swap the agent or the sandbox and your code doesn't change.Think of it as what the AI SDK did for LLMs, but for agent + runtime.Most wrappers call agents in non interactive mode (claude --print, codex exec). AgentBox instead boots each agent's native server inside the sandbox (Codex app-server over JSON-RPC, OpenCode serve over HTTP/SSE, Claude Code's SDK WebSocket transport) and drives it from the host, behaving like an interactive session.Live demo: https://agentbox-demo-175164121374.us-west1.run.appFeedback welcome, especially on the abstractions and which providers to add next!
HN · launched Apr 23, 2026 · 8 upvotes (top 52%) · 0 views
Niche: ai agent execution sandboxes · 137 launches, 6 in the last 7 days ▼ -25% · Explore this niche →
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- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
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Yes AgentBox is a unified developer SDK that wraps existing cloud sandbox APIs (E2B, Modal, Docker) and agent CLI runtimes under a common interface.
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