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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/publish-cli.yml
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- 'dsh/**'
- 'hermes/**'
- 'openclaw/**'
- 'grok/**'
- '.claude-plugin/**'
- '.github/workflows/publish-cli.yml'
push:
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if [ ! -d hermes ]; then echo "no hermes/ folder on this ref; skipped"; exit 0; fi
export HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
hermes plugins validate ./hermes
- name: Grok Build plugin
run: |
set -euo pipefail
if [ ! -d grok ]; then echo "no grok/ folder on this ref; skipped"; exit 0; fi
export HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash -s "$(node -p "require('./cli/e2e/clients.json').grok.version")"
"$HOME/.grok/bin/grok" plugin validate ./grok
- name: OpenClaw plugin
run: |
set -euo pipefail
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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| Any of Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Hermes, OpenClaw, VS Code (and steps for Claude Desktop) | [`cli/`](cli/) | OAuth; personal key with `--auth key` for Hermes and OpenClaw | `npx @simular-ai/box connect` (check with `npx @simular-ai/box doctor`) |
| Hermes Agent | [`hermes/`](hermes/) | Personal key (`cb_...`) in `MCP_BOX_API_KEY`; OAuth optional | [hermes/README.md](hermes/README.md) |
| ChatGPT and Codex (OpenAI plugin directory) | [`openai/`](openai/) | OAuth, once in the browser | Listed by OpenAI after review; build the upload with `openai/build-zip.sh` ([openai/README.md](openai/README.md)) |
| Grok Build | [`grok/`](grok/) | OAuth, once in the browser (`/mcps`, then `i`) | `/marketplace`, find **box**, press `i` ([grok/README.md](grok/README.md)) |

## Offload: move a coding task into your box and back

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- `dsh/`: bump `version` in `dsh/package.json`, then push a tag `dsh-vX.Y.Z`. The release workflow attaches `dsh-box.tgz`.
- `openai/`: bump `version` in `openai/plugin.json` and `publication.release_notes`, run `openai/build-zip.sh`, upload the ZIP at platform.openai.com/plugins.
- `hermes/`: bump `version` in `hermes/plugin.json`. Users copy the folder by hand until box is in the Hermes plugin catalog.
- `grok/`: bump `version` in `grok/.grok-plugin/plugin.json`, then open a PR to [xai-org/plugin-marketplace](https://github.com/xai-org/plugin-marketplace) that moves the `box` entry's `sha` to the new commit and regenerates its index.
- The Claude plugin's CLI pin: since 1.0.0, `@simular-ai/box` on npm is the Rust CLI released from [simular-ai/box-cli](https://github.com/simular-ai/box-cli). To move the plugin to a new CLI release, change the exact pin `npx -y @simular-ai/box@X.Y.Z` in `claude/skills/box-offload/SKILL.md` and bump `version` in `claude/.claude-plugin/plugin.json` in one PR (CI fails unless every pin under `claude/` names the same exact version and that version is on npm; never a range, because the Claude directory review requires that what runs is what it read).
- `cli/`: the JavaScript CLI (0.2.x). It no longer publishes to npm: its trusted publisher on `@simular-ai/box` was removed when the Rust 1.0.0 shipped, so do not push `cli-v*` tags. The endpoint and CLI changes now go to simular-ai/box-cli.
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"gemini-cli": { "npm": "@google/gemini-cli@0.66.0" },
"openclaw": { "npm": "openclaw@2026.11.1" },
"hermes": { "git": "https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent", "tag": "v0.22.6" },
"grok": { "version": "1.0.70" },
"cursor": { "cursorAgent": "2026.10.22-27dcf5f" }
}
13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions grok/.grok-plugin/plugin.json
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{
"name": "box",
"version": "0.1.0",
"description": "Give Grok a computer of its own: a cloud Linux desktop with Chrome and a shell that it drives over MCP, while your own computer stays free. You sign in once in the browser; no key to paste.",
"author": {
"name": "Simular",
"url": "https://simular.ai"
},
"homepage": "https://box.simular.ai",
"repository": "https://github.com/simular-ai/box-plugin",
"license": "MIT",
"keywords": ["box", "simular box", "box by simular", "computer-use", "cloud-computer"]
}
8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions grok/.mcp.json
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{
"mcpServers": {
"box": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp"
}
}
}
21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions grok/LICENSE
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MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Simular LLC

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
32 changes: 32 additions & 0 deletions grok/README.md
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# box for Grok Build

[box](https://box.simular.ai) gives Grok a computer of its own: a cloud Linux desktop with Chrome and a shell that it drives over MCP, while your own computer stays free. Grok can browse sites (including ones behind a login), fill forms, use desktop apps and run commands there. You can watch the box live and take over at https://box.simular.ai/box.

The plugin adds the box MCP server (`https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp`) and a `box` skill that tells Grok which tool to use for what.

## Install

1. Install Grok Build and sign in (see the [Grok Build docs](https://docs.x.ai/build/overview)), then run `grok`.
2. Open the marketplace with `/marketplace`, find **box** and press `i` to install it.
Until box is listed in xAI's marketplace, install it straight from this repo instead: `grok plugin install simular-ai/box-plugin#grok`.
3. Open the MCP servers tab with `/mcps`, select **box** and press `i` to sign in. Your browser opens the box sign-in page; sign in once with your box account (new accounts get free credit).
4. Once **box** shows ready, ask Grok for anything that needs a computer, for example "open Hacker News in my box and summarize the top five posts".

## Sign-in

The plugin uses OAuth only: you sign in in the browser once and Grok keeps the token. It carries no key, so there is nothing to paste or store in the package.

## What it touches

- Network: only `https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp` (box's MCP server) and the box sign-in page.
- Local files: none. The skill only tells Grok how to use box's tools; commands and file edits run on the box, not on your machine.

## Links

- Docs: https://box.simular.ai/docs/mcp
- Privacy policy: https://www.simular.ai/product-sai/privacy
- Terms of use: https://www.simular.ai/terms-of-use

## License

MIT. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
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---
name: box
description: Use box, a cloud Linux computer with Chrome and a shell, when a task needs a real computer - browsing sites (including ones behind a login), filling forms, using desktop apps, or running commands somewhere other than the user's machine.
---

# Use box

box is the user's own cloud Linux desktop. Its tools come from the `box` MCP server. The first call signs the user in through their browser once; after that it just works. A sleeping box wakes on the first call, which can take a few seconds.

## Pick the right tool

- **Shell and files:** `shell` runs a command; `read_file`, `write_file`, `edit_file` and `list_dir` work on the box's files. Prefer these whenever the task can be done without the screen.
- **Web pages:** `browser_navigate` opens a URL, `browser_snapshot` or `browser_read` reads the page, `browser_click`, `browser_type` and `browser_fill` act on elements from the last snapshot, `browser_tabs` manages tabs, `browser_fetch` fetches a URL without rendering. Re-snapshot after the page changes; element refs go stale.
- **Desktop apps:** send a whole GUI plan in one `gui_plan` call (open the app, menu, click, type, wait, save) instead of a chain of single clicks. Use `desk` for one accessibility-tree action, `computer_act` and `computer_state` for raw pointer and keyboard work, and `script_run` for loops over many items.
- **Seeing the screen:** `screenshot` when you need to look; don't take one after every step.
- **The box itself:** `box_status`, `box_list`, `box_wake`, `box_hibernate`, `box_save` and `box_upgrade`.

## Working with the user

- The user can watch the box live and take over at https://box.simular.ai/box. Mention it for long tasks.
- When a step needs the user (a sign-in, a password, a 2FA code, a captcha, a payment), stop and ask them to do it on that page, then continue. Never ask for passwords in chat.
- Report what you did and anything you saved on the box, with paths.
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