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

# Providers

> Pocketenv supports 10 backend providers. Switch between them without changing your code.

Pocketenv abstracts over different compute backends. A sandbox definition is a portable [AT Protocol](https://atproto.com) record — you choose which provider actually runs it.

## Default provider

The default is **Cloudflare**. No API key needed when using the managed Pocketenv platform.

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
pocketenv create my-sandbox                          # uses cloudflare by default
pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider cloudflare
```

## Specifying a provider

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider <name>
```

Via SDK:

```typescript theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
const sandbox = await Sandbox.create({ provider: "daytona", base: "openclaw" });
```

## Supported providers

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Cloudflare (default)" icon="cloud">
    Lightweight sandboxes powered by Cloudflare Workers. No credentials needed on the managed platform.

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider cloudflare
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Daytona" icon="server">
    Full-featured development environments via [Daytona](https://daytona.io).

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider daytona
    ```

    Required credentials — store them as sandbox preferences:

    | Field                     | Description              |
    | ------------------------- | ------------------------ |
    | `DAYTONA_API_KEY`         | Your Daytona API key     |
    | `DAYTONA_ORGANIZATION_ID` | Optional organization ID |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Vercel" icon="triangle">
    Serverless sandboxes on [Vercel](https://vercel.com/docs/functions/runtimes/sandbox).

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider vercel
    ```

    | Field               | Description           |
    | ------------------- | --------------------- |
    | `VERCEL_API_TOKEN`  | Your Vercel API token |
    | `VERCEL_PROJECT_ID` | Target Vercel project |
    | `VERCEL_TEAM_ID`    | Optional team ID      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="E2B" icon="box">
    Secure sandboxes optimized for AI agents via [E2B](https://e2b.dev).

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider e2b
    ```

    | Field         | Description      |
    | ------------- | ---------------- |
    | `E2B_API_KEY` | Your E2B API key |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Modal" icon="bolt">
    Serverless GPU/CPU compute via [Modal](https://modal.com).

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider modal
    ```

    | Field                | Description        |
    | -------------------- | ------------------ |
    | `MODAL_TOKEN_ID`     | Modal token ID     |
    | `MODAL_TOKEN_SECRET` | Modal token secret |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Runloop" icon="rotate">
    Infrastructure-grade sandboxes via [Runloop](https://runloop.ai).

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider runloop
    ```

    | Field             | Description          |
    | ----------------- | -------------------- |
    | `RUNLOOP_API_KEY` | Your Runloop API key |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="HopX" icon="network-wired">
    AI-native compute via [HopX](https://hopx.ai).

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider hopx
    ```

    | Field          | Description       |
    | -------------- | ----------------- |
    | `HOPX_API_KEY` | Your HopX API key |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Deno Deploy" icon="dinosaur">
    Deno-based sandboxes via [Deno Deploy](https://deno.com/deploy).

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider deno
    ```

    | Field               | Description            |
    | ------------------- | ---------------------- |
    | `DENO_DEPLOY_TOKEN` | Your Deno Deploy token |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Fly Sprites" icon="plane">
    Fast micro-VMs via [Fly.io Sprites](https://sprites.dev).

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider sprites
    ```

    | Field          | Description        |
    | -------------- | ------------------ |
    | `SPRITE_TOKEN` | Your Sprites token |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Blaxel" icon="cube">
    Pocketenv-native provider via [Blaxel](https://blaxel.ai).

    ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
    pocketenv create my-sandbox --provider blaxel
    ```

    | Field              | Description           |
    | ------------------ | --------------------- |
    | `BLAXEL_WORKSPACE` | Your Blaxel workspace |
    | `BLAXEL_API_KEY`   | Your Blaxel API key   |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Base images

The `--base` flag sets the starting template for your sandbox. Bases are AT Protocol URIs but you can use short names:

| Base          | Description                                 |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| `openclaw`    | General-purpose with openclaw pre-installed |
| `zeroclaw`    | ZeroClaw minimal Sandbox                    |
| `picoclaw`    | PicoClaw minimal Sandbox                    |
| `nix`         | Nix-based environment Sandbox               |
| `claude-code` | Optimized for Claude Code                   |
| `codex`       | Optimized for Codex                         |
| `opencrust`   | OpenCrust minimal Sandbox                   |

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"catppuccin-latte","dark":"laserwave"}}
pocketenv create my-sandbox --base openclaw
pocketenv create my-sandbox --base nix
```