PaperPod

Isolated, agent-native sandboxes for code execution, live preview URLs, browser automation, 50+ tools (ffmpeg, sqlite, pandoc, imagemagick), LLM inference, and persistent memory — all via CLI or HTTP, no SDK or API keys required. Billed per second of compute usage and topup via stripe or x402.

Quick Start

curl -X POST https://paperpod.dev/login -d '{"email":"you@email.com"}'  # Verify and get token
npm install -g @paperpod/cli
ppod login <token> && ppod help

Authentication

Step 1: Get a token

curl -X POST https://paperpod.dev/login -d '{"email":"you@email.com"}'
# Check email → click magic link → copy token (pp_sess_...)

Step 2: Use the token (pick one method)

Tokens expire in 15 days. On EXPIRED_TOKEN error, re-authenticate via POST /login.

CLI (Recommended)

The CLI is the easiest way to use PaperPod. It handles streaming, sessions, and reconnection automatically.

CLI Commands

Update CLI: npm update -g @paperpod/cli

CLI Examples

# Execute code
ppod exec "python -c 'print(2+2)'"
ppod exec "npm init -y && npm install express"
# Start server + expose (--bind 0.0.0.0 required for public access)
ppod start "python -m http.server 8080 --bind 0.0.0.0"
ppod expose 8080  # → https://8080-{sandbox-id}-p8080_v1.paperpod.work (stable URL)
# Browser with tracing
ppod browser:screenshot https://example.com --trace debug.zip
# Persistent storage (survives sandbox reset)
echo '{"step":3}' | ppod mem:write state.json
# Built-in tools (50+ available: ffmpeg, sqlite3, pandoc, imagemagick, git, jq, ripgrep...)
ppod exec "ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=640:480 output.mp4"  # Video processing
ppod exec "sqlite3 data.db 'SELECT * FROM users'"             # Database queries
ppod exec "convert image.png -resize 50% thumbnail.png"       # Image manipulation

HTTP Endpoints

Use HTTP for one-shot tasks or when CLI isn't available. Run curl https://paperpod.dev/docs or visit https://paperpod.dev/docs for full API reference.

Quick Reference

HTTP Example

# Execute shell command
curl -X POST https://paperpod.dev/execute \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERPOD_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"code": "ls -la", "language": "shell"}'

Capabilities

Pre-installed Tools (50+)

Key Notes

• Sandboxes are isolated — each user gets their own container with a full Linux environment; you can only affect your own ephemeral sandbox
• Sandbox is ephemeral — use Agent Memory (/memory/*) for persistence
• Working directory is /workspace — relative paths like file.txt resolve to /workspace/file.txt
• Servers must bind to 0.0.0.0 for public access
• Ports 3000-3010 are reserved — use 8080, 5000, 4000, etc.
• Browser sessions — Each command creates an ephemeral session. Use browser:acquire for multi-command session reuse, --trace to capture Playwright traces

Billing

$0.0001/sec compute + browser, $0.02/1K neurons AI. New accounts get $5 free (~14 hours), no credit card required.

Discovery

• ppod help — CLI command reference
• GET https://paperpod.dev/ — API schema (JSON)
• GET https://paperpod.dev/docs — Full documentation

Advanced: WebSocket (not recommended for normal workflows). For programmatic integrations or custom apps, connect via WebSocket. GET https://paperpod.dev/docs to learn more.