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BoxLite

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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 9 Oct 2026; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 16 Jun 2026. How this is checked

BoxLite is an embeddable library designed to provide local, stateful microVMs with hardware isolation for AI agents and other applications. It addresses the need for secure, persistent, and isolated execution environments that can run directly on a user's laptop, a cluster, or a customer's machine without requiring a cloud service, daemon, or root access. The tool is positioned as an alternative to containers and traditional sandboxes by offering real Linux virtual…

Inferred · not functionally tested

Open SourceApache-2.0CLIEmbeddableSelf-hosted
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2.1kstars
132forks
10features
2025since

Overview

6 features

Purpose: Safely running untrusted code with hardware isolation and persistent, embeddable sandboxes for developers.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: developers

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Functions: agents, browser_automation

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Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)

Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Apache-2.0 · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli, embeddable, self_hosted

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: boxlite.ai · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.

BoxLite sits in PulseGate's Other infrastructure category. Inferred · not functionally tested: Safely running untrusted code with hardware isolation and persistent, embeddable sandboxes for developers. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for developers. Basis unknown · not verified: BoxLite is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the command line and embeddable surfaces, and it can be self-hosted.

BoxLite first shipped in 2025. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 2.1k stars and 212 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include hardware isolation, stateful sandboxes, and snapshot support.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Hardware isolation
  • Stateful sandboxes
  • Snapshot support
  • Embeddable library
  • Python support
  • Node.js support

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
sandboxingmicro-vmhardware-isolationpython-librarysecure-execution

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Framework
Next.js
Hosting
VercelCloudflare
Runs on
CLIEmbeddableSelf-hosted
Detected from
Next.js
x-nextjs-prerender header · /_next/static/ in the HTML · __next_f in the HTML
Vercel
x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header
Cloudflare
cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

License
Apache-2.0
Public signals
HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 2.1kActive maintenance

Indexing history

2

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed8 Oct · 15:12 UTC
    An Embedded Agent Sandbox Should Be a Library, Not a Service seen via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)
    Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open
  2. Indexed29 Sep · 17:00 UTC
    From one prompt to a playable game with a public URL seen via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)
    Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open

Frequently asked questions about BoxLite

What is BoxLite?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Safely running untrusted code with hardware isolation and persistent, embeddable sandboxes for developers. It is catalogued under Other infrastructure on PulseGate.
Who should use BoxLite?
Inferred · not functionally tested: BoxLite is an open-source project built for developers.
Does BoxLite have a free plan?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — BoxLite is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does BoxLite run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: BoxLite runs on the command line and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.
Is BoxLite still maintained?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 9 Oct 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 212 commits in the last 90 days.
When did BoxLite launch?
BoxLite first shipped in 2025.
Is BoxLite open source?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — BoxLite is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, developed on GitHub.

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