sandboxctl 1.8.1

OpenShell sandbox management CLI

sandboxctl

Safe, isolated sandboxes for using LLMs with minimal guardrails to maximize developer productivity.

Experimental. sandboxctl is under active development. Commands, configuration, and behavior may change between releases.

Features

• Isolated sandboxes -- each sandbox runs in its own OpenShell container with a dedicated filesystem and toolchain.
• Profile system -- define reusable sandbox configurations (repos, extensions, settings) as declarative profiles.
• Cross-platform credentials -- OS keychain integration for GitHub and GitLab tokens on macOS and Linux.
• Scoped Git tokens -- per-sandbox token injection so credentials never leak across projects.
• Health checks and auto-recovery -- doctor and validate commands detect drift and repair common issues automatically.
• CLI lifecycle management -- create, list, inspect, delete, and upgrade sandboxes from a single tool.

Prerequisites

Requirement	Version
Python	3.12+
NVIDIA OpenShell	latest
OS	macOS or Linux

Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install sandboxctl

Or install with uv:

uv tool install sandboxctl

For development:

git clone https://github.com/butler54/sandboxctl.git
cd sandboxctl
make dev

Quickstart

# 1. Create the default configuration file
sandboxctl config init

# 2. Edit the config with your identity and preferences
#    (see Configuration section below)
$EDITOR "$(sandboxctl config path)"

# 3. Create a new profile skeleton
sandboxctl init my-project

# 4. Edit the profile to add repos, extensions, and settings
$EDITOR ~/.config/sandboxctl/profiles/my-project.toml

# 5. Create a sandbox from the profile (planned)
sandboxctl create my-project

# 6. Open the sandbox in VS Code (planned)
sandboxctl open my-project

Configuration

sandboxctl uses an XDG-compliant TOML configuration file, typically located at ~/.config/sandboxctl/config.toml. Run sandboxctl config init to generate the default template:

[identity]
# user_name = "Your Name"
# user_email = "[e-mail]"

[defaults]
# model = "claude-sonnet-4-20250514"
# theme = "dark"
# zoom = -1

[providers]
# provider = "anthropic"                  # "anthropic" (default) or "vertex"
# anthropic_api_key = ""                  # API key for direct Anthropic access
# vertex_project_id = ""                  # Google Cloud project (vertex only)
# vertex_region = "global"               # Vertex AI region (vertex only)

[paths]
# ssh_key = "~/.ssh/sandboxctl_ed25519"
# ca_bundle = ""

[keychain]
# github_service = "sandboxctl-github-token"
# gitlab_service = "sandboxctl-gitlab-token"

All values can also be set via environment variables with the SANDBOXCTL_ prefix (e.g., SANDBOXCTL_IDENTITY__USER_NAME).

Profiles

Profiles are TOML files under ~/.config/sandboxctl/profiles/ that describe a sandbox environment. Run sandboxctl init <name> to scaffold a new profile, then customize the generated file with your repositories, container settings, and SSH configuration.

Commands

Command	Description
sandboxctl --version	Show version and exit
sandboxctl list	List profiles and running sandboxes
sandboxctl status	Show gateway and sandbox status
sandboxctl init <name>	Create a new profile skeleton
sandboxctl delete <name>	Delete a sandbox
sandboxctl validate <name>	Run validation tests inside a sandbox
sandboxctl doctor <name>	Diagnose and recover sandbox issues (--no-recover to skip recovery)
sandboxctl upgrade	Upgrade OpenShell to latest version
sandboxctl config init	Create default configuration file
sandboxctl config show	Show current configuration
sandboxctl config path	Print config file path
sandboxctl create <name>	Create a sandbox from a profile (planned)
sandboxctl open <name>	Open a sandbox in VS Code (planned)
sandboxctl setup	Initial setup and credential configuration (planned)
sandboxctl restart <name>	Restart a sandbox (planned)

Development

This project uses uv for dependency management and ruff for linting and formatting.

make dev       # Install in dev mode with all dependencies
make lint      # Check code style (ruff check + format check)
make format    # Auto-format code
make test      # Run tests with coverage
make clean     # Remove build artifacts

Tests run with pytest and require no external services. Integration tests that need a running OpenShell instance are marked with @pytest.mark.integration and skipped by default in CI.

License

Apache-2.0