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Provides environments for AI Agents to operate computer and mobile devices. Version 0.1.20 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-09.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install gbox

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overview

Package summary

Provides environments for AI Agents to operate computer and mobile devices

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, SDK, 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 rather than as a general-purpose mobile automation framework: the CLI installs local dependencies, logs in to gbox.ai, connects Android devices, and exports MCP configuration for agent tools.

Adoption history

GBOX appeared as a Homebrew formula for macOS users and as an npm-distributed CLI for Linux and Windows users according to its installation instructions. The official release feed shows rapid 0.1.x releases through late 2025 and early 2026, consistent with a young project still iterating on agent-environment integration.

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 the new wave of AI-agent tools that package not just a command but an operational environment: 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: v0.1.20 published in the official GitHub releases.

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.

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
gboxcliglobal executable

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 generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1.20
manager updated2026-05-09
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/babelcloud/gbox

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gbox
Version0.1.20
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gbox
Homepagehttps://gbox.ai
Repositoryhttps://github.com/babelcloud/gbox
Upstream docshttps://docs.gbox.ai/
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/babelcloud/gbox/releases/download/v0.1.20/gbox-v0.1.20.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-09T17:44:14-04:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesfrpc
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegbox
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • frpcRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • nanobotShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • ralph-orchestratorShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • aoeShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools.
  • kagentShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools.
  • oh-my-agentShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools.
  • omnaraShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment