Built by developers, for developers shipping MCP
Protobox is built by Vimix — a small studio focused on agentic infrastructure. We run the same MCP runtime that powers Chanl, Audial, and Sixfactors. Founded by Dean Grover. We ship infra so you don't have to.
Why we built it
We were already running an MCP server in production for our own agent platform. Every dev we talked to was rebuilding the same plumbing — transport, auth, rate limiting, observability. So we productized the runtime and wrapped it with managed hosting.
What we believe
MCP is going to be the default integration surface for AI clients. The servers behind it should be boring, fast, and observable — not a weekend research project. Open runtime, paid hosting, no vendor lock-in.
Who we are
Protobox is part of 7th Factor — a venture studio shipping multiple products on a shared agentic core. Founded by Dean Grover. Distributed team. Built in San Francisco.