> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rigbox.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Rigbox is an API-first platform for running code in isolated micro-VMs with built-in app routing, AI credits, and developer tooling.

Rigbox gives you isolated Linux VMs - each with its own kernel, filesystem, and network - managed entirely through an API. Deploy workspaces, expose apps to the internet, run AI agents with managed credits, and automate everything with setup scripts and service specs.

## Quick example

Deploy a workspace in one command:

```bash theme={null}
rig template deploy --template dev --name <WORKSPACE_NAME>
```

Replace `<WORKSPACE_NAME>` with a name of your choice. The CLI is authenticated via `rig login` - no API key handling required.

This provisions an isolated micro-VM with Python, Node.js, build tools, and SSH access - ready in seconds.

<Tip>
  New to Rigbox? Follow the [Quickstart](/quickstart) for a step-by-step walkthrough with polling, app exposure, and health checks.
</Tip>

## When to use Rigbox

| Use case                     | How Rigbox helps                                                                      |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **AI agent sandboxes**       | Run untrusted AI-generated code in isolated VMs with no access to your infrastructure |
| **App hosting**              | Expose any port as a public URL with automatic HTTPS and subdomain routing            |
| **AI coding tools**          | Run Claude Code, Codex, Aider with managed credits - no API keys needed               |
| **Development environments** | Reproducible dev environments with setup scripts, snapshots, and pre-installed tools  |
| **Bot deployment**           | Deploy Telegram bots, chat interfaces, and AI agents in isolated micro-VMs            |
| **Build a platform**         | Use the API to build your own hosting service on top of Rigbox infrastructure         |

## Core capabilities

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Workspaces" icon="server" href="/guides/workspaces">
    Isolated micro-VMs with configurable CPU, memory, disk, and full SSH access
  </Card>

  <Card title="Apps & Routing" icon="globe" href="/guides/expose-and-route">
    Expose ports as public URLs on `rigbox.dev` with automatic HTTPS and health checks
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI & Credits" icon="sparkles" href="/guides/managed-proxy">
    Managed AI proxy with credits for Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google - or bring your own keys
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tools" icon="wrench" href="/guides/architecture-explorer">
    Architecture Explorer for code visualization, Virtual Browser for remote browsing
  </Card>

  <Card title="Catalog Apps" icon="grid-2x2" href="/guides/catalog">
    Install VS Code, Jupyter, Streamlit, and more in one call
  </Card>

  <Card title="Snapshots" icon="camera" href="/guides/snapshots">
    Checkpoint full workspace state and restore instantly
  </Card>

  <Card title="Automation" icon="repeat" href="/guides/setup-scripts">
    Setup scripts and service specs for reproducible environments
  </Card>

  <Card title="SSH & CLI" icon="terminal" href="/guides/ssh-access">
    SSH access, file transfer, and full CLI management with `rig`
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Get started

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Deploy your first workspace and app in 5 steps
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/cli-reference/authentication">
    API keys, JWTs, and session tokens
  </Card>

  <Card title="Guides" icon="book-open" href="/guides/workspaces">
    In-depth guides for every feature
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Base URL

All API requests go to:

```
https://api.rigbox.dev/api/v1
```

See the [API Reference](/api-reference/workspaces/list) for the full endpoint catalog, or the [Authentication](/cli-reference/authentication) page for how to authenticate.