superserve

Python SDK for the Superserve sandbox API — run code in isolated Firecracker MicroVMs.

Installation

pip install superserve
# or
uv add superserve
# or
poetry add superserve

Requires Python ≥ 3.9.

Quick Start

from superserve import Sandbox

sandbox = Sandbox.create(name="my-sandbox")

result = sandbox.commands.run("echo hello")
print(result.stdout)

sandbox.files.write("/app/data.txt", b"content")
text = sandbox.files.read_text("/app/data.txt")

sandbox.kill()

Preview URLs

Choose the default access for new ports, publish only the ports you intend to expose, and request a signed link for private browser access:

sandbox = Sandbox.create(name="private-preview", preview_access="private")
sandbox.publish_preview_port(3000, access="private")

browser_url = sandbox.get_signed_preview_url(3000, expires_in_seconds=300)
credential = sandbox.get_preview_token(3000)
# Machine clients: {credential.header: credential.token}

Each published port keeps its own public or private mode; preview_access is only the default for newly published ports. Omitting it defaults a new sandbox to strict public. legacy_public is returned only for pre-migration sandboxes. See the preview URL guide.

Desktop (computer use)

Control a GUI desktop inside a sandbox — screenshot, mouse, keyboard, and a live browser viewer. Requires a desktop-enabled template.

sandbox = Sandbox.create(name="desktop", from_template="superserve/desktop")

shot = sandbox.desktop.screenshot()  # PNG; format="jpeg" for smaller frames
sandbox.desktop.click(640, 400)
sandbox.desktop.write("hello")  # no per-character pacing
sandbox.desktop.press("ctrl+l")
sandbox.desktop.drag((10, 10), (200, 200))  # one atomic request

# Several model-emitted actions in a single round trip:
sandbox.desktop.actions([
    {"type": "click", "x": 640, "y": 32},
    {"type": "write", "text": "https://example.com"},
    {"type": "press", "key": "enter"},
])

# ...or the whole turn plus the next frame, still one request:
step = sandbox.desktop.step(
    [{"type": "click", "x": 640, "y": 400}], wait_for_change=True, format="jpeg"
)
frame = step.screenshot

sandbox.desktop.resize(1920, 1080)  # live, no restart
viewer = sandbox.desktop.get_stream_url()  # noVNC URL

Authentication

Set the SUPERSERVE_API_KEY environment variable:

export SUPERSERVE_API_KEY=ss_live_...

Or pass it explicitly:

sandbox = Sandbox.create(
    name="my-sandbox",
    api_key="ss_live_...",
    base_url="https://api.superserve.ai",  # optional
)

Async usage

import asyncio
from superserve import AsyncSandbox

async def main():
    sandbox = await AsyncSandbox.create(name="async-example")
    try:
        result = await sandbox.commands.run("echo hello")
        print(result.stdout)
    finally:
        await sandbox.kill()

asyncio.run(main())

Calls made on an AsyncSandbox reuse its connection. To reuse connections across other calls too, such as AsyncSandbox.create or AsyncSnapshot.get, make them inside async_connection_pool(). The connections close when the block ends.

from superserve import AsyncSandbox, AsyncSnapshot, async_connection_pool

async with async_connection_pool():
    sandbox = await AsyncSandbox.create(name="async-example")
    snapshots = await AsyncSnapshot.list(sandbox.id)

Streaming command output

result = sandbox.commands.run(
    "pip install numpy",
    on_stdout=lambda data: print(data, end=""),
    on_stderr=lambda data: print(data, end=""),
    timeout_seconds=120,
)

Error handling

from superserve import (
    SandboxError,
    AuthenticationError,     # 401
    ValidationError,         # 400
    NotFoundError,           # 404
    ConflictError,           # 409 — invalid state for operation
    SandboxTimeoutError,     # request timed out (does not shadow builtin TimeoutError)
    ServerError,             # 500
)

try:
    sandbox.pause()
except ConflictError:
    # Sandbox is not in a pausable state
    pass

Full documentation

docs.superserve.ai

Development

# From repo root:
bunx turbo run build --filter=@superserve/python-sdk
bunx turbo run typecheck --filter=@superserve/python-sdk
bunx turbo run lint --filter=@superserve/python-sdk

License

Apache License 2.0.