SandboxAPIs MCP Server

Testing an agent that reads GitHub, Jira or Slack means keeping a test account alive, seeding it with data that looks nothing like production, and watching the suite flake when somebody changes it.…

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What is the SandboxAPIs MCP Server?

sandboxapis-examples is an MCP project maintained in the driftwork-llc/sandboxapis-examples repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Testing an agent that reads GitHub, Jira or Slack means keeping a test account alive, seeding it with data that looks nothing like production, and…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @sandboxapis/mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
orientStart here. Full self-orientation, no docs required, including an access block: keyed or not, requests left this hour, and where to raise the limit.
check_budgetCosts nothing. Call it before any loop of more than a handful of requests: limit, remaining, when the window resets.
list_issuesIssues. REST on the git hosts and Jira, GraphQL on Linear.
get_userA user by login or username.
search_commits_by_authorCommits by author, with SHAs that cross-reference across hosts.
get_snapshotThe pinned hostname for drift-free CI.

How to install the SandboxAPIs MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sandboxapis": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sandboxapis/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.