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

# Build reliable automations with sndbox

> Connect AI, code, browser actions, files, data, web requests, and human approvals in a visual workflow you can inspect from start to finish.

sndbox is a desktop workflow builder for repeatable browser and system automation. Build a workflow from typed nodes, run it with the local or self-hosted runner, and inspect the inputs, outputs, logs, and evidence produced by each execution.

![The sndbox Workflows view showing local workflows, triggers, last-run status, and direct run actions](https://mintcdn.com/sndbox/x7Q-5sEemU8KWg4X/images/product/workflows-dashboard.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=x7Q-5sEemU8KWg4X\&q=85\&s=5ccf83919176aa809a5c9b9e658dc6f5)

The real Workflows view in sndbox 0.7 beta

> **[Create your first workflow](https://docs.sndbox.app/quickstart.md)**
>
> Install sndbox, connect real nodes, and inspect your first successful run.

> **[Browse every built-in node](https://docs.sndbox.app/nodes.md)**
>
> See the exact settings, ports, defaults, and permissions for each implemented node.

> **[Build workflows with AI](https://docs.sndbox.app/workflows/ai-builder.md)**
>
> Draft graphs, await model responses during runs, and write complete code blocks.

> **[Create localhost sites](https://docs.sndbox.app/files-and-data/code-and-web-builder.md)**
>
> Combine checked HTML, JavaScript, and CSS Code nodes with Web Builder.

## One workflow, visible end to end

The editor keeps the automation and its execution history together. Configure a node on the canvas, map data from earlier steps, test it, then open the run inspector to see what happened.

**1. Choose a real trigger**

Start manually, on a schedule, when a file changes, or when matching Gmail messages arrive.

**2. Connect the work**

Add AI, Code, Web Builder, browser, HTTP, file, data, notification, approval, or communication nodes. The editor only exposes settings the selected node implements.

**3. Run with explicit permissions**

sndbox shows file-system, network, command, browser, and secret boundaries before execution.

**4. Inspect the evidence**

Review node inputs and outputs, logs, retries, screenshots, downloads, and browser diagnostics from the execution inspector.

> [!NOTE]
>
> This documentation describes the current repository implementation. Generated node and API reference pages are sourced directly from the codebase so their field names and defaults stay accurate.


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