Burrowbox

npx add-mcp 'https://burrowbox.dev/mcp'

MCP

Burrowbox speaks the Model Context Protocol over Streamable HTTP. There are two kinds of endpoint.

Platform MCP

POST /mcp with your API key. Lets an agent manage machines itself.

Tool	What it does
machines_list	Your machines, with status, expiry and MCP URL; filter by external_id and labels
machine_create	Create and boot a machine (name, size, screen, ttl_minutes, on_expire, external_id, labels)
machine_get	Details, including mcpUrl and mcpToken
machine_start / machine_stop	Turn a machine on or off; state is kept
machine_set_ttl	Change how long it stays on (null = always on)
vpn_locations, machine_set_vpn, machine_vpn_status	VPN locations: browse from a residential IP in a chosen country
machine_resize	Change the size (tiny … large) without recreating; a running machine restarts once (~20 s)
machine_update	Update the machine's agent to the latest release (live when possible) — see Updates
machine_set_browser	Switch the browser: light (fast, no WebGL) or full (Chromium with WebGL) — see Browser mode
machine_set_tags	Set external_id (your customer's id) and labels
pools_list, pool_create, pool_update, pool_delete, pool_claim	Warm pools: keep machines booted and hand one to a customer instantly
usage_by_customer	Spend per external_id or per machine (Billing)
event_webhooks_list, event_webhook_create, event_webhook_test, event_webhook_delete	Event webhooks: get notified when machines change state
machine_destroy	Delete a machine permanently (its disk, vault, snapshots, schedules and webhooks)
machine_schedule_*, machine_webhook_*, machine_job_runs	Scheduled jobs and webhooks; see Scheduled jobs & webhooks
machine_live_view	A link to watch or take over the machine, ready for an <iframe> (Embed the live view)
machine_call_tool	Call any machine tool without a second connection
account_balance	Balance, burn rate and runway

claude mcp add --transport http burrowbox https://burrowbox.dev/mcp

Clients that support OAuth (Claude, Cursor, VS Code) open a Burrowbox page to sign in and approve, so you don't need a key (OAuth). Otherwise, pass an API key:

claude mcp add --transport http burrowbox https://burrowbox.dev/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $BURROWBOX_KEY"

Machine MCP

POST /api/machines/{id}/mcp with the machine's mcpToken (or your API key). This is what an agent uses to operate the computer.

Browser

The machine's persistent browser. Cookies, local storage and tabs survive restarts, and you can watch it live.

Tool	Arguments
browser_navigate	url
browser_snapshot	max_chars — URL, title, text and interactive elements tagged [ref]
browser_click	target — a ref from the snapshot, or a CSS selector
browser_fill	target, value, submit
browser_type / browser_press_key	text / key
browser_evaluate	expression
browser_screenshot	—
browser_tabs	action: list, new, switch, close
browser_login	credential (optional; matched by URL) — fills and submits a login form from the vault
human_solve_captcha	kind, sitekey, url, timeoutSeconds, tokenOnly — solves the verification challenge on the current page (Cloudflare verification pages, Turnstile, reCAPTCHA v2, hCaptcha). Billed per use

Desktop

Tool	Arguments
screenshot, desktop_screenshot	Capture the screen
get_app_state	Accessibility tree + screenshot of one app
list_windows, focused_window, activate_window	Window management
click, drag, scroll, type_text, press_key	Input, by element index, selector or coordinates
perform_action, set_value	Accessibility actions

Apps, shell and files

Tool	Arguments
apps_list	query
apps_install	kind: apt (packages), deb (url), appimage (url, name), flatpak (ref), script
apps_launch	app or command — waits for the window
shell_run	command, cwd, timeout_seconds, background
browser_capabilities	The browser engine (light / full) and whether pages get WebGL/WebGL2
network_info	Public IP, country and network the machine browses from, and whether a VPN location is set
file_read / file_write	path / path, content

Vault

Tool	Arguments
vault_list	Names, URLs and usernames — never secrets
vault_set	name, url, username, password, totp_secret
vault_type_secret	name, field (username / password / totp) — types into the focused app
vault_delete	name

Automations

Added by the platform, scoped to this machine: schedule_create, schedule_list, schedule_update, schedule_delete, schedule_run, webhook_create, webhook_list, webhook_rotate, webhook_delete, job_runs. An agent can schedule its own work ("check this dashboard every morning at 9") or give another system a URL that triggers it. See Scheduled jobs & webhooks.

Session

Tool
session_save	Record open windows and tabs now (also happens every 20 s)
machine_info	What's running and how the tools fit together