Claudebox

Name: Claudebox
Author: psyb0t

by psyb0tversion 2.8.5i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.psyb0t/claudebox

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Self-hosted MCP server exposing Claude Code as an agentic AI tool over streamable HTTP.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

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Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

DockerDocker installed

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claudebox": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/psyb0t/claudebox:v2.8.5"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add claudebox -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/psyb0t/claudebox:v2.8.5

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claudebox": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/psyb0t/claudebox:v2.8.5"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "claudebox": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/psyb0t/claudebox:v2.8.5"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account psyb0t, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32572 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 71% of the other 32572 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32572 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Claudebox safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (2.8.5) reached the registry 15 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Docker on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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claudebox

Run Claude Code in Docker, from an interactive terminal, a script, an HTTP client, MCP, Telegram, or a cron schedule. Claudebox adds Claude-specific setup to the shared aicodebox runtime.

The wrapper mounts your current directory, persists Claude state and SSH keys, and resumes the workspace's last session by default.

Not a security sandbox: the standard wrapper uses host networking, mounts the host Docker socket, gives Claude passwordless sudo, and bypasses Claude's permission prompts. Use it only with trusted workloads. Separate workspace directories do not isolate untrusted tenants. Server examples omit the Docker socket.

Install

You need Bash, Docker running and accessible to your user, curl, SSH key-generation tools, and sudo permission to install the wrapper. The installer pulls the image, creates Claude state and an SSH key, and installs the claudebox command.

Minimal image, the default:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/psyb0t/docker-claudebox/master/install.sh | bash

Full development image:

export CLAUDEBOX_FULL=1 && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/psyb0t/docker-claudebox/master/install.sh | bash

The full-image choice stays in the installed wrapper. Both variants install the pinned Claude Code CLI from npm when a fresh container first starts, so that start needs network access.

For a reviewed local install, a custom command name, image overrides, or wrapper updates, see Installation and wrapper. The remote installer currently fetches the wrapper from its embedded release ref, not necessarily master.

First run

Run from the directory Claude should work in:

cd /path/to/project

claudebox

Authenticate in Claude Code, or supply ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN through your environment. claudebox setup-token runs Claude Code's OAuth token flow; keep the resulting token in a secret store and export it when needed.

claudebox --no-continue

claudebox -p "explain this codebase" claudebox -p "review this codebase" --output-format json claudebox -p "inspect the workspace" --output-format stream-json claudebox stop

The wrapper supports a defined set of flags, not every native Claude Code argument. See Programmatic mode for output formats, model selection, and session control.

Image variants

Image	Contents
`psyb0t/claudebox:latest`	Minimal aicodebox runtime, Claude adapter, and first-start setup.
`psyb0t/claudebox:latest-full`	The same Claude interfaces plus aicodebox's shared development toolchain.

The full variant adds Go and its tools, Python and Node development tools, C/C++ tools, infrastructure tools, database clients, and shell utilities. The shared Dockerfile.full and lockfiles own the package inventory. Neither Claudebox variant bundles the Claude Code CLI in the published image.

Set CLAUDEBOX_IMAGE to use an explicit image tag or digest. An existing container keeps its original image and launch configuration until recreated. See Wrapper lifecycle.

Modes

Interface	Guide
Interactive terminal with persistent sessions	Interactive mode
One prompt with text, JSON, or native NDJSON output	Programmatic mode
HTTP `/run`, files, async polling, and OpenAI-compatible chat	API mode
Streamable HTTP tools for other agents	MCP mode
Chat workspaces, attachments, and access lists	Telegram mode
Scheduled jobs and durable run artifacts	Cron mode

For all native events from HTTP POST /run, request "eventMode": "full". This works with or without jsonSchema. Events include the records Claude Code emits, such as tool calls, tool results, and available thinking content. It does not expose private reasoning that the CLI does not emit. /run returns a completed JSON response; use native stream-json for direct CLI streaming or the OpenAI endpoint's opt-in native SSE events.

API and MCP authentication are independent. An unset token leaves its endpoint open. Configure explicit Telegram chat access too. Use the loopback-bound deployment examples in each mode guide before exposing a server.

Configuration and extensions

Environment variables: wrapper settings, forwarded variables, extra mounts, and sibling boxes.
Customization: user scripts, first-container init hooks, always-active skills, and external MCP servers.
GitHub Action: one-shot jobs with a read-only context and a writable output directory.
Agent integrations: local wrapper skills and remote MCP connections for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenClaw.

Install sibling claudebox, codexbox, and pibox wrappers in the same command directory for nested launches. Each sibling mounts its own host state. Do not manually set AICODEBOX_HOST_*.

Development

make help

make test-unit make test-image-select make test-programmatic-contract make test-agent-launcher make build make build-full

Builds use the minimal or full aicodebox parent respectively. See Makefile for base-image overrides and the remaining checks. The adapter lives in claudebox/claudebox/adapter.py; the shared server modes live in aicodebox.

Migration and license

Previously named docker-claude-code with image psyb0t/claude-code. Current names are docker-claudebox, psyb0t/claudebox, and claudebox. In v2, latest became minimal and latest-full became the full variant. See CHANGELOG.md for migration history.

WTFPL.

Claudebox

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

AvaHR

README from the maker

claudebox

Install

First run

Image variants

Modes

Configuration and extensions

Development

Migration and license