boxes.dev CLI

dvb is the command-line interface for boxes.dev, which gives every coding agent its own cloud computer. From a terminal on your computer, you can start and continue Claude Code and Codex threads on your devboxes, open a shell on a devbox, forward ports, and copy files.

Install

Install dvb on your own Mac or Linux computer. Don't install it on a boxes.dev machine.

This package needs Node.js 22 or newer:

npm install -g @boxes-dev/dvb

You can also install the standalone build, which includes its own runtime:

curl -fsSL https://boxes.dev/install.sh | sh

Get started

Sign in and connect your coding agents:

dvb setup

If you don't have a project yet, set one up with the desktop app or with your local coding agent.

Common commands

| Command | What it does | | --- | --- | | dvb agents | Lists your threads so you can continue one or start a task. | | dvb codex / dvb claude | Starts a thread in the agent's own terminal interface. | | dvb list | Lists your Template boxes and devboxes. | | dvb connect <devbox> | Opens a shell on a devbox. | | dvb ports | Lists ports and manages port forwarding. | | dvb cp <local-path> <devbox>:<remote-path> | Copies a file or directory to a devbox. | | dvb report-bug "<description>" | Sends a bug report to the boxes.dev team. |

Run dvb --help or dvb <command> --help for every command and option.

Learn more

• Use the CLI
• How boxes.dev works
• Support