stacklok/brood-box
CLI tool for running coding agents inside hardware-isolated microVMs
- Stars
- 79
- Forks
- 14
- Open issues
- 4
- Last push
- today
brood-box star history
+1 this week
Can I sell what I build with it?
Yes
A guide, not legal advice.
About brood-box
brood-box is a free, open-source AI agent tool by stacklok, written mainly in Go. CLI tool for running coding agents inside hardware-isolated microVMs. It has 79 GitHub stars and 14 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Go
- Stars
- 79
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Required
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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brood-box FAQ
Can I use brood-box commercially?
Yes. Apache-2.0 is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is brood-box free?
brood-box is open source, but it needs a paid third-party API key to work. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does brood-box run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, brood-box works on macOS.
Does brood-box need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is brood-box still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 4 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to brood-box?
Similar free, open-source tools include ECC, ponytail, claude-code-best-practice, AutoGPT.
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