boxlite-ai/boxlite
The micro-VM for AI agents — light enough to embed on your laptop, elastic enough to power an agentic cloud.
- Stars
- 2.6k
- Forks
- 277
- Open issues
- 147
- Last push
- today
About boxlite
boxlite is a free, open-source AI agent tool by boxlite-ai, written mainly in TypeScript. The micro-VM for AI agents — light enough to embed on your laptop, elastic enough to power an agentic cloud. It has 2.6k GitHub stars and 277 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 2,627
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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boxlite FAQ
Is boxlite free?
Yes. boxlite is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does boxlite run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does boxlite need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is boxlite still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 147 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to boxlite?
Similar free, open-source tools include hermes-agent, anything-llm, paperclip, ruflo.