How do I install ipybox?

Run these in Claude Code: npx -y skills add gradion-ai/ipybox. Then prompt normally.

Does ipybox auto-invoke its skills?

Not yet. It is indexed on Flowy as a plain plugin. Request auto-invocation on its page and Flowy will route its skills for you as you prompt.

Yes. Flowy is free and open source, with nothing gated. You can read every skill in full before you install.

Development

ipybox

mcp-name: io.github.gradion-ai/ipybox ipybox is a unified execution environment for Python code, shell commands, and programmatic MCP tool calls.

FLOW.md

gradion-ai@gradion-ai

GitHub

Plugin Signal48/100Fair

claude code

> /plugin marketplace add gradion-ai/ipybox

Stats

Python GitHub GitHub Actions Anthropic MCP

What's inside

Skills

/codeactGenerate and execute code for acting with Python tools. Activate when user explicitly requests to "use the codeact skill" or similar phrases.

FAQ

ipybox is a Claude Code plugin with 1 hand-picked skill for development work, indexed on Flowy. Install it with the command on its page. It includes codeact. Its skills do not fire on their own yet. Request auto-invocation to have Flowy route them as you prompt. Free and open source.

What is ipybox?: mcp-name: io.github.gradion-ai/ipybox ipybox is a unified execution environment for Python code, shell commands, and programmatic MCP tool calls.
How do I install ipybox?: Run these in Claude Code: npx -y skills add gradion-ai/ipybox. Then prompt normally.
Does ipybox auto-invoke its skills?: Not yet. It is indexed on Flowy as a plain plugin. Request auto-invocation on its page and Flowy will route its skills for you as you prompt.
Is ipybox free?: Yes. Flowy is free and open source, with nothing gated. You can read every skill in full before you install.

Flowy

Development

ipybox

mcp-name: io.github.gradion-ai/ipybox ipybox is a unified execution environment for Python code, shell commands, and programmatic MCP tool calls.

FLOW.md

gradion-ai@gradion-ai

GitHub

Plugin Signal48/100Fair

claude code

> /plugin marketplace add gradion-ai/ipybox

Stats

Python GitHub GitHub Actions Anthropic MCP

What's inside

Skills

/codeactGenerate and execute code for acting with Python tools. Activate when user explicitly requests to "use the codeact skill" or similar phrases.

FAQ

What is ipybox?: mcp-name: io.github.gradion-ai/ipybox ipybox is a unified execution environment for Python code, shell commands, and programmatic MCP tool calls.
How do I install ipybox?: Run these in Claude Code: npx -y skills add gradion-ai/ipybox. Then prompt normally.
Does ipybox auto-invoke its skills?: Not yet. It is indexed on Flowy as a plain plugin. Request auto-invocation on its page and Flowy will route its skills for you as you prompt.
Is ipybox free?: Yes. Flowy is free and open source, with nothing gated. You can read every skill in full before you install.

Overview

ipybox executes code blocks in a stateful IPython kernel. A code block can contain any combination of Python code, shell commands, and programmatic MCP tool calls. Kernels can be sandboxed with sandbox-runtime, enforcing filesystem and network restrictions at OS level.

It generates Python APIs for MCP server tools via mcpygen, and supports application-level approval of individual tool calls and shell commands during code execution. ipybox runs locally on your computer, enabling protected access to your local data and tools.

[!NOTE] Next generation ipybox

This is the next generation of ipybox, a complete rewrite. Older versions are maintained on the 0.6.x branch and can be obtained with pip install ipybox<0.7.

Capabilities

Capability	Description
Stateful execution	State persists across executions in IPython kernels
Unified execution	Combine Python code, shell commands, and programmatic MCP tool calls in a code block
Shell command execution	Run shell commands via `!cmd` syntax, capture output into Python variables
Programmatic MCP tool calls	MCP tools called via generated Python API ("code mode"), not JSON directly
Python tool API generation	Typed functions and Pydantic models generated from MCP tool schemas via mcpygen
Application-level approval	Individual approval of tool calls and shell commands during code execution
Lightweight sandboxing	Optional kernel isolation via Anthropic's sandbox-runtime
Local execution	No cloud dependencies, everything runs locally on your machine

Capability

Description

Stateful execution

State persists across executions in IPython kernels

Unified execution

Combine Python code, shell commands, and programmatic MCP tool calls in a code block

Shell command execution

Run shell commands via !cmd syntax, capture output into Python variables

Programmatic MCP tool calls

MCP tools called via generated Python API ("code mode"), not JSON directly

Python tool API generation

Typed functions and Pydantic models generated from MCP tool schemas via mcpygen

Application-level approval

Individual approval of tool calls and shell commands during code execution

Lightweight sandboxing

Optional kernel isolation via Anthropic's sandbox-runtime

Local execution

No cloud dependencies, everything runs locally on your machine

Usage

Component	Description
Python SDK	Python API for building applications on ipybox
MCP server	ipybox as MCP server for code actions and programmatic tool calling
Claude Code plugin	Plugin that bundles the ipybox MCP server and a code action skill

Component

Description

Python SDK

Python API for building applications on ipybox

MCP server

ipybox as MCP server for code actions and programmatic tool calling

Claude Code plugin

Plugin that bundles the ipybox MCP server and a code action skill

[!TIP] Freeact agent

Freeact is a general-purpose agent built on ipybox.

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ipybox

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