# install (macOS + Linux)
curl -sSL https://smolmachines.com/install.sh | bash

# for coding agents — install + discover all commands
curl -sSL https://smolmachines.com/install.sh | bash && smolvm --help

# run a command in an ephemeral VM (cleaned up after exit)
smolvm machine run --net --image alpine -- sh -c "echo 'Hello world from a microVM' && uname -a"

# interactive shell
smolvm machine run --net -it --image alpine -- /bin/sh
# inside the VM: apk add sl && sl && exit

# uninstall
curl -sSL https://smolmachines.com/install.sh | bash -s -- --uninstall

# network is off by default — untrusted code can't phone home
smolvm machine run --image alpine -- ping -c 1 1.1.1.1
# fails — no network access

# lock down egress — only allow specific hosts
smolvm machine run --net --image alpine --allow-host registry.npmjs.org -- wget -q -O /dev/null https://registry.npmjs.org
# works — allowed host

smolvm machine run --net --image alpine --allow-host registry.npmjs.org -- wget -q -O /dev/null https://google.com
# fails — not in allow list

smolvm pack create --image python:3.12-alpine -o ./python312
./python312 run -- python3 --version
# Python 3.12.x — isolated, no pyenv/venv/conda needed

smolvm machine create --net myvm
smolvm machine start --name myvm
smolvm machine exec --name myvm -- apk add sl
smolvm machine exec --name myvm -it -- /bin/sh
# inside: sl, ls, uname -a — type 'exit' to leave
smolvm machine stop --name myvm

smolvm machine run --ssh-agent --net --image alpine -- sh -c "apk add -q openssh-client && ssh-add -l"
# lists your host keys, but they can't be extracted from inside the VM

smolvm machine exec --name myvm -- git clone [email protected]:org/private-repo.git

# Smolfile
# image = "python:3.12-alpine"
# net = true
# [network]
# allow_hosts = ["api.stripe.com", "db.example.com"]
# [dev]
# init = ["pip install -r requirements.txt"]
# volumes = ["./src:/app"]
# [auth]
# ssh_agent = true

smolvm machine create myvm -s Smolfile
smolvm machine start --name myvm