# boxkite-mcp

> MCP server exposing a hosted boxkite control-plane (sandbox lifecycle, exec, files) as native tools for MCP-compatible clients (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, etc.).

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/boxkite-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/EvAlssment/boxkite
- repository: https://github.com/EvAlssment/boxkite
- version: 0.2.2
- license: Apache-2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:boxkite-mcp

### Description (declared)

# boxkite-mcp

[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/boxkite-mcp?label=PyPI)](https://pypi.org/project/boxkite-mcp/)

An MCP server over a hosted boxkite control-plane — lets any MCP-compatible
client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, etc.) attach a real
sandboxed code-execution backend as a native tool source, zero custom
integration code.

> **Prefer no local install?** A control-plane deployment built from this
> repo also exposes a **remote** Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint directly at
> `https://your-control-plane.example.com/mcp/` — add that URL to your MCP
> client's config instead of installing this package. See
> [`docs/HOSTED-MCP-DESIGN.md`](https://github.com/EvAlssment/boxkite/blob/main/docs/HOSTED-MCP-DESIGN.md).
> Use this package when you want the MCP server process running on your own
> machine instead.

## Install

```bash
pip install boxkite-mcp
# or, to run it as a standalone MCP server without a project venv:
pipx install boxkite-mcp
```

## Configuration

Two required environment variables:

| Variable | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `BOXKITE_BASE_URL` | Base URL of the boxkite control-plane |
| `BOXKITE_API_KEY` | A `bxk_live_...` API key for your account |

## Run

```bash
BOXKITE_BASE_URL=https://your-control-plane.example.com \
BOXKITE_API_KEY=bxk_live_... \
boxkite-mcp
```

Speaks MCP over stdio — point an MCP client's config at the `boxkite-mcp` command.

## Tools

Sandbox lifecycle and exec/file tools — `create_sandbox`, `destroy_sandbox`,
`get_sandbox`, `list_sandboxes`, `exec`, `file_create`, `view`, `str_replace`,
`ls`, `glob`, `grep` — every per-sandbox tool takes `session_id` as a
parameter, so the calling agent owns the full lifecycle within one
conversation.

Custom image tools (build a sandbox image with extra packages baked in,
then pass its id as `create_sandbox`'s `image_id`) — `create_sandbox_image`,
`get_sandbox_image`, `list_sandbox_images`, `delete_sandbox_image`.

Independent storage volume tools (create persistent stora…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.execution (0.859, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/boxkite-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T10:27:41.740Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/boxkite-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/boxkite-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:boxkite-mcp