Small tool to launch isolated containers for Claude Code at light speed.
Automatically:
- Creates a container
- Installs tools, dependencies & Claude Code
- Clones your repo
- Creates a branch (without touching your original repo)
- Opens VSCode
# With uv
uv tool install [email protected]:brausepulver/branchbox.git
# With pipx
pipx install [email protected]:brausepulver/branchbox.git# Create container from local repo
branchbox create ./my-project feature-branch
# Create from remote repo
branchbox create https://github.com/user/repo.git feature-branch
# Open VS Code in container
branchbox code repo-branch
# Launch Claude Code in container
branchbox claude repo-branch
# Run git commands
branchbox git repo-branch status
branchbox git repo-branch add .
branchbox git repo-branch commit -m "changes"
# Sync changes back to local repo or remote
branchbox push repo-branch
# Container management
branchbox ls
branchbox start repo-branch
branchbox stop repo-branch
branchbox rm repo-branchContainers are named branchbox-repo-branch. Branchbox also accepts repo-branch format.