install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install gbox

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Provides environments for AI Agents to operate computer and mobile devices

Project links

Commands and aliases

gbox

history

Project history and usage

GBOX is a developer tool for giving AI agents controlled computer and mobile environments. Its official README presents it as a CLI and MCP-oriented system for Android, Linux desktop, browser, and local or cloud device automation.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in March 2025 under the babelcloud organization. The project documentation and README describe the package around AI-agent workflows: installing local dependencies, logging in to gbox.ai, connecting Android devices, and exporting MCP configuration for agent tools.

Adoption history

GBOX is distributed as a Homebrew formula for macOS users and as the @gbox.ai/cli npm package for Linux and Windows users according to its official README. The repository topics and documentation position it in the emerging AI-agent tooling space rather than as a general-purpose mobile automation framework.

How it is used

Typical package usage starts with installing the CLI, running setup, logging in, connecting an Android device or cloud environment, and exporting an MCP server configuration for tools such as Claude Code or Cursor. The README also documents browser, desktop, SDK, and Android-device scenarios.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, GBOX is notable as an example of AI-agent tooling that packages more than a command: Go and Node build tooling, Android Debug Bridge, Appium-related dependencies, FRP client support, MCP server export, and cloud-service login all meet at one CLI entry point.

Timeline

2025: Public GitHub repository created.
2025: CLI installation documented through Homebrew on macOS and npm on Linux/Windows.
2026: Official repository metadata showed the project still in active early development.

Related projects

The README connects GBOX to MCP clients such as Claude Code and Cursor, Android tooling such as ADB and Appium, and the @gbox.ai/cli and @gbox.ai/mcp-server npm packages.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gbox`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version0.1.20

manager updated2026-05-09

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gbox
Version	0.1.20
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://gbox.ai
Repository	https://github.com/babelcloud/gbox
Last updated	2026-05-09T17:44:14-04:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

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source trail

Generated from repository data

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/gbox.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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pkg.so package database
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