feat(tools): add BoxLite sandbox tools#6461
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Add BoxLiteExecTool, BoxLitePythonTool, and BoxLiteFileTool, mirroring the existing E2B and Daytona sandbox tools. BoxLite runs an OCI image inside a hardware-isolated micro-VM on the local host, so it needs no API key or cloud account -- a self-hosted option for agent-driven code execution. Registers the tools in crewai_tools, adds the `boxlite` optional dependency, and regenerates tool.specs.json. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01CifaVdyjdFaCpCqbtDduyY
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThis PR adds BoxLite sandbox tools to crewai-tools: BoxLiteExecTool, BoxLiteFileTool, and BoxLitePythonTool, backed by a shared BoxLiteBaseTool that manages micro-VM lifecycle (ephemeral or persistent). Includes new optional dependency, package exports, tool specs, and README documentation. ChangesBoxLite Sandbox Tool Integration
Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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ComponentA->>ComponentB: observable interaction
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lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/boxlite_sandbox_tool/boxlite_file_tool.py (1)
117-122: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winFile operations can hang:
_shnever forwards a timeout.
BoxLiteExecToolandBoxLitePythonToolboth accept atimeout, but every file operation routes through_sh, which callsbox.execwithout one. A slow/stuck command (e.g.caton a huge file,findon a deep tree) can block the agent indefinitely with no way to bound it. Consider threading an optionaltimeoutthrough_shand the schema, mirroring the other two tools.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate. In `@lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/boxlite_sandbox_tool/boxlite_file_tool.py` around lines 117 - 122, The file-operation path can hang because `_sh` does not pass any timeout through to `box.exec`, even though `BoxLiteExecTool` and `BoxLitePythonTool` already support one. Update `_sh` in `BoxLiteFileTool` to accept an optional timeout and forward it into `box.exec`, then thread that timeout through the relevant schema/argument plumbing so file commands are bounded consistently with the other BoxLite tools.
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
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`@lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/boxlite_sandbox_tool/boxlite_file_tool.py`:
- Around line 165-168: The _list method in BoxliteFileTool uses a find
invocation with a leading -- that breaks on BusyBox-based OCI images, so update
the command construction in _list to use a portable form or a safe path-prefix
guard instead. Keep the existing path/depth behavior intact, but remove the
GNU-style -- handling so list continues to work across arbitrary OCI targets,
including Alpine/BusyBox images.
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`@lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/boxlite_sandbox_tool/boxlite_file_tool.py`:
- Around line 117-122: The file-operation path can hang because `_sh` does not
pass any timeout through to `box.exec`, even though `BoxLiteExecTool` and
`BoxLitePythonTool` already support one. Update `_sh` in `BoxLiteFileTool` to
accept an optional timeout and forward it into `box.exec`, then thread that
timeout through the relevant schema/argument plumbing so file commands are
bounded consistently with the other BoxLite tools.
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Summary
Adds a BoxLite sandbox toolkit —
BoxLiteExecTool,BoxLitePythonTool, andBoxLiteFileTool— mirroring the existing E2B and Daytona sandbox tools. BoxLite boots an OCI image inside a hardware-isolated micro-VM on the local host, so unlike E2B and Daytona it needs no API key or cloud account. It gives agents a self-hosted, VM-strength isolation boundary for running model-generated code.Tools
BoxLiteExecTool— run a shell command →{exit_code, stdout, stderr}BoxLitePythonTool— run Python (python3) →{exit_code, stdout, stderr}BoxLiteFileTool— read / write / append / list / delete / mkdir / info / existsAll three share
BoxLiteBaseTool's lifecycle — ephemeral (default; fresh box per call) or persistent (one cached box, removed at process exit) — matching the E2B/Daytona base.Notes
pip install "crewai-tools[boxlite]"(installsboxlite[sync])./dev/kvm).BoxLiteFileToolruns filesystem ops via the box shell (content transferred as base64), since BoxLite exposes command execution rather than a files API.Verification
ruff check/ruff formatclean;mypy(strict) passes.tool.specs.jsonregenerated to include the three tools.boxlite0.9.7, macOS/arm64): Python6*7 → 42, stderr + non-zero-exit capture, exec exit-code propagation, a file read/write/append/list/exists/delete round-trip, and a 256-byte binary round-trip — all pass.No tests are added, matching the existing E2B and Daytona sandbox tools (their execution needs live infra that CI can't provide).
https://claude.ai/code/session_01CifaVdyjdFaCpCqbtDduyY