# sandbox

> Command line interface for Vercel Sandbox

Latest version **4.4.0** (published 2026-09-11) · Apache-2.0 license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install sandbox
pnpm add sandbox
yarn add sandbox
bun add sandbox
```

Provides the commands `sbx`, `sandbox`.

## Health

**Score 25/100 (F)** — status: active.

Positive: has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support; low quality score.

Negative: critical vulnerabilities.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.4.0 |
| Published | 2026-09-11 |
| First published | 2011-04-22 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 5 |
| Unpacked size | 1.5 MB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 2 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 201 |
| Maintainers | matheuss, matt.straka, vercel-release-bot, zeit-bot |
| Keywords | vercel, sandbox, cli |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/sandbox
- Repository: https://github.com/vercel/sandbox
- Homepage: https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-sandbox/cli-reference
- Issues: https://github.com/vercel/sandbox/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/sandbox

## Dependencies (5)

- [ws](https://npm.io/package/ws.md) ^8.21.0
- [zod](https://npm.io/package/zod.md) ^4.1.1
- [debug](https://npm.io/package/debug.md) ^4.4.1
- [async-retry](https://npm.io/package/async-retry.md) 1.3.3
- [@vercel/sandbox](https://npm.io/package/@vercel/sandbox.md) 3.3.0

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## Recent versions

- 4.4.0 (latest) — 2026-09-11
- 4.4.0-beta.0 (beta) — 2026-09-10
- 2.0.0-alpha5 (alpha) — 2021-09-28
- 4.4.0-beta — 2026-09-08
- 4.3.0 — 2026-09-08
- 4.3.0-beta.0 — 2026-09-07
- 4.2.1 — 2026-08-28
- 4.2.0 — 2026-08-27
- 4.1.0-beta.1 — 2026-08-21
- 4.1.0 — 2026-08-21
- 4.0.1 — 2026-08-20
- 4.1.0-beta.0 — 2026-08-10
- 4.0.0 — 2026-08-07
- 3.6.0-beta.0 — 2026-08-04
- 3.5.5 — 2026-07-30
- … 97 more at https://npm.io/package/sandbox/versions

## README

# Vercel Sandbox CLI

Vercel Sandbox allows you to run arbitrary code in isolated, ephemeral Linux
VMs. View the documentation [here](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-sandbox).

## Packages

- [`@vercel/sandbox`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vercel/sandbox) - The SDK for programmatic access to Vercel Sandbox. [Source](https://github.com/vercel/sandbox/tree/main/packages/vercel-sandbox) | [Documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-sandbox/sdk-reference)
- [`sandbox`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/sandbox) (this package) - The CLI for interacting with Vercel Sandbox from the command line. [Source](https://github.com/vercel/sandbox/tree/main/packages/sandbox) | [Documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-sandbox/cli-reference)

## Installation

```bash
pnpm i -g sandbox
```

## Usage

```bash
sandbox login # If you are not already logged in with the Vercel CLI
sandbox create --connect # Create a new sandbox and open an interactive shell
sandbox ls # List your sandboxes
sandbox --help # View all commands
```

Learn more about the CLI in the [documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-sandbox/cli-reference).

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