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Gbox

Gbox is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Cli and MCP for gbox. Enable AI agents to operate Android/Browser/Desktop like human. It has 181 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @gbox.ai/mcp-server.

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Install Gbox

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gbox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@gbox.ai/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio gbox -- npx -y @gbox.ai/mcp-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gbox": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@gbox.ai/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "gbox": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@gbox.ai/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Gbox

GBOX provides environments for AI Agents to operate computer and mobile devices. Mobile Scenario: Your agents can use GBOX to develop/test android apps, or run apps on the Android to complete various tasks(mobile automation).

  • agent
  • android
  • browser
  • linux
  • mcp
  • sandbox
  • desktop

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FAQ

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How do I install the Gbox MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @gbox.ai/mcp-server to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Gbox free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Gbox actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Jul 16, 2026. The latest release is v0.1.20, published Feb 10, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.