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title: Claude Code
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description: |
Use Claude Code in Docker Sandboxes with authentication, configuration, and
YOLO mode for AI-assisted development.
keywords: docker sandboxes, claude code, anthropic, ai agent, sbx
Use Claude Code in Docker Sandboxes with authentication, local models,
configuration, and YOLO mode for AI-assisted development.
keywords: docker sandboxes, claude code, anthropic, ai agent, sbx, local models, llmman, ollama
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Official documentation: [Claude Code](https://code.claude.com/docs)
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## Use a local model

To run Claude Code in a sandbox against a local model on your host through
Docker Model Runner, see
The `--model` flag routes Claude Code's Anthropic API requests to a model
served on your host. This feature is experimental.

Enable the feature:

```console
$ sbx settings set platform.allowExperimentalFeatures true
$ sbx settings set feature.model true
```

To use the bundled `llmman` model server, pass a GGUF model reference or short
name:

```console
$ sbx run --model gemma4 claude
```

On first use, `sbx` starts `llmman`, pulls the model, and leaves the server
running on your host. Later sandboxes reuse the server and its model store.

To use an existing Ollama installation instead, prefix the model name with
`ollama/`:

```console
$ sbx run --model ollama/gemma4 claude
```

Ollama must already be installed and running. `sbx` connects to it but doesn't
start or manage the Ollama process.

You can also change the model for an existing sandbox:

```console
$ sbx run --name <sandbox-name> --model <model-name>
```

Changing the model recreates the sandbox container. The workspace and
kit-owned volumes persist.

To use Docker Model Runner instead, see
[Run Claude Code in a Docker Sandbox with Docker Model Runner](/guides/claude-code-sandbox-model-runner/).
For the host-only version without a sandbox, see
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[Use Claude Code with Docker Model Runner](/guides/claude-code-model-runner/).