# BoxHaven

> Updated 2026-09-24 · type: tool · category: ai-infrastructure · status: active · rev 1

BoxHaven runs persistent remote dev machines — cloud VMs — for AI agents like Claude Code and Codex, and is self-hostable.

- Open source: yes (AGPL-3.0)
- Self-hostable: yes
- Pricing model: free
- Best for: An engineer running long-lived coding agents (Claude Code, Codex) who wants durable, owned execution environments — persistent VMs — rather than ephemeral sandboxes, and who has read the AGPL-3.0 obligations before hosting it.
- Last verified: 2026-09-24

- **Canonical:** https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/boxhaven/
- **Source:** [finbarr · GitHub](https://github.com/finbarr/boxhaven)
- **Tags:** ai-infrastructure, self-hostable, copyleft, agpl, dev-environments, cloud-vm
- **Repository:** https://github.com/finbarr/boxhaven

## Is BoxHaven open source?

Yes, BoxHaven is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.

## How much does BoxHaven cost?

BoxHaven is free to use.

## Can I self-host BoxHaven?

Yes, BoxHaven can be self-hosted (the source is available under the AGPL-3.0 license).


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BoxHaven provides persistent remote dev machines — cloud VMs — for AI agents such as Claude Code and Codex, and is self-hostable. It is licensed AGPL-3.0, a strong/network copyleft license: network use of a modified version triggers source-sharing obligations, which matters for anyone running it as a hosted or SaaS offering. It is nascent (6 stars).

## Provenance

- AGPL-3.0 (strong/network copyleft — NOT permissive); 6 stars, created 2026-05-31, last push 2026-09-24; persistent remote dev machines / cloud VMs for AI agents such as Claude Code and Codex; self-hostable (WebFetch 2026-09-24).
- Surfaced via studio discovery in the 2026-09-24 pass.
- Anti-hype note: nascent at 6 stars, so early and lightly proven. Licensing is the load-bearing caveat — AGPL-3.0 network use triggers source-sharing obligations, which constrains hosted/SaaS deployment.
- Curated from the GTM Stacker signal registry (2026-09-24 pass); license/facts independently verified 2026-09-24.

## Why it matters for a GTM stack

Long-running agents need somewhere durable to run — an execution environment that survives between sessions rather than a sandbox that resets. BoxHaven's angle is exactly that: persistent, owned cloud VMs for agents like Claude Code and Codex, so a long-lived agent process has a stable machine it can keep working on. For a team building agent-driven internal tooling, owning the execution environment matters. The load-bearing caveat is the license: AGPL-3.0 is strong/network copyleft, so if you modify BoxHaven and expose it over a network you are obligated to share your modified source — a real constraint if you plan to wrap it into a hosted product. Combined with its nascency (6 stars), the honest read is: promising as self-hosted owned infrastructure, but read the AGPL terms before you build a service on it.