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Gru Sandbox MCP Server

Gru-sandbox(gbox) is an open source project that provides a self-hostable sandbox for MCP integration or other AI agent usecases.

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What is the Gru Sandbox MCP Server?

Gru Sandbox becomes available to MCP clients through the gru sandbox mcp server. Gru-sandbox(gbox) is an open source project that provides a self-hostable sandbox for MCP integration or other AI agent usecases.

What Gru Sandbox does

This installs just the GBOX CLI. Additional dependencies (like ADB, frpc, Appium) will be automatically installed when needed, or you can install them later using: bash gbox setup

Requirements

  • Go 1.21 or later - Make - pnpm (via corepack) - Node.js 16.13 or later

Practical notes

  • Written in Go.

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Gru Sandbox MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gru-sandbox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@gbox.ai/cli"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Go 1.21 or later - Make - pnpm (via corepack) - Node.js 16.13 or later

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Gru Sandbox to Prerequisites.”
  • “Use Gru Sandbox to Build.”
  • “Use Gru Sandbox to Contributing.”

Frequently asked questions

Gru-sandbox(gbox) is an open source project that provides a self-hostable sandbox for MCP integration or other AI agent usecases. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.

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