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title: "intentic docs · Overview"
description: "How intentic gives agents a specialized sandbox workspace on hardware you choose, and where to start in the docs."
url: "https://intentic.dev/docs/"
updated: "2026-09-15"
---

Learn

# Overview

intentic runs coding agents in a sandbox on hardware you choose. These docs cover setup, connections and everyday use.

**On this page (4 sections)**

- [The mental model](#the-mental-model)
- [Get one running](#get-one-running)
- [What's in a sandbox](#whats-in-a-sandbox)
- [Find your way](#find-your-way)

## The mental model

An intentic **sandbox is a Docker container that runs on hardware you choose.** It holds the agent, code, tools, credentials and instructions needed for a job. You control it from a browser, but the work continues inside the container when the browser closes.

intentic has two parts. Only the sandbox holds your code:

- **The platform** stores your identity and the sandbox's URL. It does not receive your commands, code or credentials.
- **Your sandbox** runs the agent and stores its repositories, credentials and tools. Your browser reaches it through a private connection.

[The worksite](https://intentic.dev/docs/worksite/) puts the four words the rest of these docs spend (machine, sandbox, persona, project) into one picture. [Architecture](https://intentic.dev/docs/architecture/) is the same thing as a system map. Or bring one up now.

## Get one running

First, [sign in to get a setup command with your code already included](https://intentic.dev/docs/quickstart/#setup-code). Every setup method creates the same two Docker containers. The only difference is whether the desktop app, Docker Compose or you run the commands.

| Route | Choose it when | You run |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [The desktop app](https://intentic.dev/docs/quickstart/#desktop-app) | You'd rather not open a terminal, and want updates as a button. | An installer, then one click |
| [The setup command](https://intentic.dev/docs/quickstart/#setup-command) | You're on a server, a Mac, or anywhere over SSH. | One pasted line |
| [Docker Compose](https://intentic.dev/docs/quickstart/#docker-compose) | You want to read the whole definition before anything runs. | docker compose up -d |
| [Plain docker run](https://intentic.dev/docs/quickstart/#docker-run) | You're scripting this into your own provisioning tooling. | Five docker commands |

[Quickstart](https://intentic.dev/docs/quickstart/) explains all four methods with commands you can copy. [Docker setup](https://intentic.dev/docs/docker/)explains what each method creates, where your data lives and how to update or remove it. To use the installer now, go to the [download page](https://intentic.dev/download/).

## What's in a sandbox

Everything an agent needs to do real work, and nothing the platform can see:

- **An agent**: Claude Code, Codex, or Grok, on your own subscription, chosen per conversation.
- **A workspace**: your repos, a file tree, editors, and terminals that survive reconnects.
- **Capabilities**: GitHub, databases, Sentry, Stripe, SSH hosts, MCP servers, added in a click.
- **An environment**: libraries and development tools installed in the container. You approve any changes.
- **Automations**: schedules, webhooks, and event listeners that wake the agent while you're away.

## Find your way

These docs are grouped by four tasks. Use the list on the left for individual pages, or choose the group that matches your task below.

[Learn "What actually is this, and is it built the way I'd want?" Overview · The worksite · Architecture · Glossary](https://intentic.dev/docs/)[Run a sandbox "I want one running on my hardware, kept up to date, shared with my team." Quickstart · Docker setup · Sandbox definitions · Updates & rollback · Access & sharing · Troubleshooting](https://intentic.dev/docs/quickstart/)[Integrations "I want it talking to my systems, my tools and my own computer." Capabilities · Extensions · Your own machine · Your own browser](https://intentic.dev/docs/capabilities/)[Agent Orchestration "It's running. How do I get real work out of it?" Parallel agents · Remote runners · Automations, workflows & loops · Models & accounts · Front Desk · Bug reports · Autonomous employees · Reference architecture](https://intentic.dev/docs/parallel-agents/)

[Building on it → "I want to extend it, or drive it from my own code." Developer documentation for building and publishing extensions, writing a manifest and using the host or sandbox API.](https://intentic.dev/developers/)

Looking for one specific thing? Press / anywhere in the documentation to search every page of both books at once.

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[Next The worksite →](https://intentic.dev/docs/worksite/)