Sandbox Agent - Task Delegation

Delegate AI tasks to Claude agents running in isolated Buddy Sandbox environments. Enable YOLO-mode execution, parallel processing, and multi-agent comparison.

Benefits

• YOLO Mode: Sub-agent executes any command without permission prompts (isolated environment)
• Isolation: Mistakes don't affect your main environment
• Parallelism: Multiple agents work simultaneously on different sandboxes
• Multi-agent Comparison: Run same task on multiple agents, compare results, pick best or merge
• Read-only Main Agent: Only reads results from logs/files, clean separation

CRITICAL: Mandatory User Questions

STOP: Before delegating ANY task, you MUST ask the user these questions using AskUserQuestion tool.

Question 1: Sandbox Source

"How should I create the sandbox for this task?"

Options:

1. Fresh sandbox (Ubuntu 24.04) - Clean environment, start from scratch
2. From snapshot - Use existing snapshot (user specifies name)
3. Use existing sandbox - Reuse running sandbox (user specifies ID)

Question 2: Pre-task Setup

"Any setup commands to run before the main task?"

Options:

1. None - Proceed directly to task
2. Custom setup - User specifies commands (e.g., "Install Node.js 20", "Clone repo X")

Question 3: Parallel Execution

"Run this task on multiple sandboxes?"

Options:

1. Single sandbox - One agent execution
2. Multiple sandboxes - Parallel execution for comparison (user specifies count and focus)

DO NOT skip these questions. DO NOT proceed until user has made choices.

Core Commands

Create Sandbox

# Fresh sandbox
bdy sandbox create -i <name> --resources 4x8 --wait-for-configured

# From snapshot
bdy sandbox create -i <name> --snapshot <snapshot-name> --resources 4x8 --wait-for-configured

# With install commands
bdy sandbox create -i <name> --resources 4x8 \
  --install-command "apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs npm" \
  --wait-for-configured

Resources: 2x4 (light), 4x8 (standard), 8x16 (heavy). Format: CPUxRAM.

Delegate Task to Claude

# Standard execution
bdy sandbox exec command <sandbox-id> "sudo -u claude -i -- claude --model=opus --dangerously-skip-permissions -p \"YOUR TASK HERE\""

# With streaming output for live monitoring
bdy sandbox exec command <sandbox-id> "sudo -u claude -i -- claude--model=opus --dangerously-skip-permissions --output-format stream-json -p \"YOUR TASK HERE\""

Important flags:

• sudo -u claude -i - Switch to claude user with login shell
• --dangerously-skip-permissions - Enable YOLO mode (safe in isolated sandbox)
• --model=opus - Use Opus model for faster responses
• -p "..." - Pass task prompt

Continue Session (Follow-up)

bdy sandbox exec command <sandbox-id> "sudo -u claude -i -- claude --model=opus --dangerously-skip-permissions -c"

The -c flag continues the most recent session, maintaining full context.

Monitor Progress

# List all commands (get command IDs)
bdy sandbox exec list <sandbox-id>

# Check status (PENDING/INPROGRESS/SUCCESS/FAILED)
bdy sandbox exec status <sandbox-id> <command-id>

# Read current output (can poll repeatedly for live progress)
bdy sandbox exec logs <sandbox-id> <command-id>

# Wait for completion and get full output
bdy sandbox exec logs <sandbox-id> <command-id> --wait

Read Results

# View file created by sub-agent
bdy sandbox exec command <sandbox-id> "cat /path/to/result" --wait

# List directory
bdy sandbox exec command <sandbox-id> "ls -la /path/to/dir" --wait

Copy files to local machine: See sandbox skill → "Copy Files from Sandbox" section for detailed methods (small files, large files, directories).

Cleanup

# Kill running task
bdy sandbox exec kill <sandbox-id> <command-id>

# Destroy sandbox
bdy sandbox destroy <sandbox-id>

Live Monitoring Pattern

Main agent can monitor progress by polling logs:

# Start task
bdy sandbox exec command my-sandbox "sudo -u claude -i -- claude --model=opus --dangerously-skip-permissions -p \"Complex task...\""
# Returns command ID

# Poll for progress (repeat as needed)
bdy sandbox exec status my-sandbox <cmd-id>    # Check if still INPROGRESS
bdy sandbox exec logs my-sandbox <cmd-id>      # Read current output

# When status is SUCCESS/FAILED, get final output
bdy sandbox exec logs my-sandbox <cmd-id> --wait

Multi-Agent Pattern

For comparing solutions or getting multiple perspectives:

# 1. Create multiple sandboxes in parallel
bdy sandbox create -i agent-1 --resources 4x8 --wait-for-configured &
bdy sandbox create -i agent-2 --resources 4x8 --wait-for-configured &
bdy sandbox create -i agent-3 --resources 4x8 --wait-for-configured &
wait

# 2. Delegate tasks (same or with different focus)
bdy sandbox exec command agent-1 "sudo -u claude -i -- claude --model=opus --dangerously-skip-permissions -p \"Task with focus A\""
bdy sandbox exec command agent-2 "sudo -u claude -i -- claude --model=opus --dangerously-skip-permissions -p \"Task with focus B\""
bdy sandbox exec command agent-3 "sudo -u claude -i -- claude --model=opus --dangerously-skip-permissions -p \"Task with focus C\""

# 3. Wait for all and collect results
bdy sandbox exec logs agent-1 <cmd-id> --wait
bdy sandbox exec logs agent-2 <cmd-id> --wait
bdy sandbox exec logs agent-3 <cmd-id> --wait

# 4. Main agent compares/aggregates results

# 5. Cleanup
bdy sandbox destroy agent-1 && bdy sandbox destroy agent-2 && bdy sandbox destroy agent-3

Authentication Errors

If any bdy command returns Token not provided or Not logged in, ask the user to run bdy login in a separate terminal (interactive browser auth — AI cannot do it).

Claude-enabled Sandbox Required: The sudo -u claude -i -- claude command requires a sandbox with Claude Code pre-installed. Use a snapshot that has Claude configured, or create one with the Claude installation script.

Advanced Features

For advanced sandbox features, see the sandbox skill:

• Endpoint exposure (bdy sandbox endpoint add)
• Snapshot management (bdy sandbox snapshot create/list)
• Detailed file transfer options

References

• references/examples.md - Complete examples (simple task, test generation, multi-agent review)