updated 2026-08-19 04:32 UTC

BoxLite

boxlite-ai/boxlite

The micro-VM for AI agents — light enough to embed on your laptop, elastic enough to power an agentic cloud.

Sandboxes & Runtimes Rust Grade A Listed Apache-2.0
85.1/100
Rank #50 of 1308
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Strong public trust posture, backed by multiple independent signals.

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Listing state
Listed
Evidence coverage
Grade B · 3/5 signals
Last push
2026-08-19 · 0d ago
Recent change
Tool Surface Changed

Is BoxLite safe? BoxLite scores 85.1/100 (Grade A), ranked #50 of 1308 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage B (3 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: its packages ship with cryptographic provenance; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 4.9/10; 100% of recent commits are signed; last pushed 2026-08-19. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

Ranked neighbours in Sandboxes & Runtimes

#2 E2B — 78.0 (B) → #3 Daytona — 66.5 (B) → #4 Container Use — 60.4 (C) → #5 Agent Infra Sandbox — 53.6 (C) →

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Improve adoption to lift the weakest part of the trust profile.
Recent Changes
2026-08-12
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: declared → none
2026-07-21
Grade Changed
Trust grade B → A
2026-07-21
Rank Moved
Rank rose 15 spots (#56 → #41)
Maintainer Checklist
Raise Scorecard signals Current OSSF Scorecard is 4.9/10. Tighten the weakest checks to improve public safety evidence.
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80.4
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#1
In Sandboxes & Runtimes

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade A reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage B is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (3 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Signals refreshed 2026-08-19 04:32 UTC · Repo last pushed today

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-08-19

Activity & Reach

Stars
2.3k
Forks
163
Last Push
2026-08-19
today
Commits (4 wk)
151
Downloads (7d)
12,722
npm+pypi
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
65
Rank Change
▼4
was #46

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs Sandboxes & Runtimes

85.1 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

BoxLite Sandboxes & Runtimes average (10 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
18.6 / 25
8.2 above avg 10.4
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
18.0 / 18
6.5 above avg 11.5
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
12.7 / 17
in line with avg 12.5
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
20.0 / 20
4.4 above avg 15.6
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
13.5 / 20
2.3 above avg 11.2

Activity Inputs

80.4 / 100
StarsRepository reach
20.1 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
25.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
25 / 25
CommunityFork signal
10.3 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance
Verified
npm, pypi attestation
OSSF Scorecard
4.9 / 10
OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 18, 2026
Signed Commits
100%
of last 100 commits verified
Binary-Artifacts 10
Branch-Protection 5
CI-Tests 10
CII-Best-Practices 0
Code-Review 4
Contributors 10
Dangerous-Workflow 0
Dependency-Update-Tool 10
Fuzzing 0
License 10
Maintained 10
Packaging 10
Pinned-Dependencies 1
SAST 8
Security-Policy 10
Signed-Releases 0
Token-Permissions 0
Vulnerabilities 0

Is BoxLite safe?

Public supply-chain signals for BoxLite are strong: it has multiple independent trust indicators in place. This does not replace your own security review, but BoxLite carries less obvious unverified-evidence risk than projects with thin signals.
Does BoxLite publish package provenance?
Yes. BoxLite's package releases carry build provenance attestations, which cryptographically link the published package back to its source repository and CI workflow.
Does BoxLite have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
BoxLite has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 4.9/10. The Scorecard checks for branch protection, signed releases, dependency updates, fuzzing, code review, and other supply-chain hygiene items. See the full check breakdown on this page.
Is BoxLite actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does BoxLite use?
BoxLite ships under Apache-2.0. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are BoxLite's commits signed?
100% of the last 100 commits to BoxLite are verified-signed (GPG, SSH, S/MIME, or GitHub's signing flow). Signed commits help confirm that code was authored by who the commit claims.

Not a safety endorsement. HVTracker describes what public signals show, not whether a project is safe for your use case. Run your own security review before adopting in production.

Compare BoxLite head-to-head

BoxLite vs E2B → BoxLite vs Daytona → BoxLite vs Container Use →

AI agent surface

MCP, providers, tool surface
Scored in HVTrust

These runtime-trust fields — detected from public repo docs and manifests — contribute a bounded adjustment to this project's HVTrust score alongside supply-chain evidence. The exact values each field can add or subtract are documented in the methodology → Compare this surface across every listed agent in the capability matrix →

MCP Server Support
None detected
No MCP server signal detected.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
External Service Dependencies
high confidence
2 detected
Public provider/service dependencies detected.
Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.
Tool / Plugin Surface
high confidence
2 tags
Broad capability areas detected.
  • browser
  • database
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
Package Provenance Drift
high confidence
Match
Published package metadata matches the tracked repo
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
  • MCP signal live
  • External deps live
  • Tool / plugin surface live
  • Package provenance drift live
How this surface has changed

Detected changes to BoxLite's runtime surface and supply-chain posture, from daily public-signal snapshots. A change here means our detectors see something different — a genuinely changed capability, or better evidence of an existing one.

2026-08-12
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: declared → none

Maintain BoxLite?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores BoxLite from public signals only — we never contact maintainers first. If a signal is wrong, stale, or missing (provenance you publish, a Scorecard you run, signed releases), tell us and we'll review it. Corrections are public and tracked on GitHub.

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Reputation Timeline

Signal history
HVTrust 3Rank 3Grade 3Listed 1Scorecard 1Surface 1
2026-08-12
Tool Surface Changed
Detected tool/plugin surface changed: declared → none
2026-07-21
Grade Changed
Trust grade B → A
2026-07-21
Rank Moved
Rank rose 15 spots (#56 → #41)
2026-07-21
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 4.5pts (79.9 → 84.4)
2026-07-20
Grade Changed
Trust grade A → B
2026-07-20
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 15 spots (#41 → #56)
2026-07-20
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust down 4.5pts (84.4 → 79.9)
2026-07-15
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 5.0/10
2026-07-15
Grade Changed
Trust grade B → A
2026-07-15
Rank Moved
Rank rose 31 spots (#71 → #40)
2026-07-15
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 9.9pts (74.8 → 84.7)
2026-07-14
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #71
GitHub → PyPI: boxlite npm: @boxlite-ai/boxlite

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For maintainers
HVTrust 85.1 Grade A
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Other agents in Sandboxes & Runtimes

Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · npm Registry (downloads, provenance) · PyPI / pypistats (downloads, provenance) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.3 · Raw JSON