OPTIONS
-h, --help
display help for commandAVAILABLE COMMANDS
Start a stopped sandbox
Stop a running sandbox
Manage sandbox apps
Copy files/directories to sandbox
Create a new sandbox. Pre-installed tools: node 24, docker 29, go 1.25, python
3, git, curl, wget, jq, rsync, ripgrep, unzip, nano, bdy
Delete a sandbox
Manage sandbox endpoints
Execute a command in sandbox. Commands run as buddy with passwordless sudo.
Use sudo for package installs
Get sandbox details
List all sandboxes
Show the sandbox setup log: stdout/stderr and exit codes from boot commands
(--boot-command) and from each fetch source (--fetch, including the optional
build= step)
Does NOT include:
- application output → use "bdy sb app logs <sandbox-identifier> <app-id>"
- exec output → use "bdy sb exec logs <sandbox-identifier> <command-id>"
Restart a sandbox
Manage sandbox snapshots
Open an interactive SSH session to a sandbox
Authenticates with the SSH key you added to your Buddy account - the session
always runs as the buddy user, whatever login is sent
Arguments for ssh itself, or a command to run instead of a shell, go after --
Get sandbox status
Update sandbox
Get sandbox yaml
Documentation for bdy v1.23.13
Last modified on Aug 14, 2026