E2B AI Agent
Open-source, secure environment with real-world tools for enterprise-grade agents.
E2B is an open-source ai agent by e2b-dev, written mainly in Python, with 14,644 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Oct 30, 2026. The latest npm release is e2b 2.64.0, published Nov 13, 2026, with 3,524,307 downloads last week.
What is E2B?
E2B is an open-source infrastructure that allows you to run AI-generated code in secure isolated sandboxes in the cloud. To start and control sandboxes, use our JavaScript SDK or Python SDK.
Run your first Sandbox
1. Install SDK
JavaScript / TypeScript
npm i e2b
Python
pip install e2b
2. Get your E2B API key
E2B_API_KEY=e2b_***
3. Start a sandbox and run commands
JavaScript / TypeScript
import Sandbox from 'e2b'
const sandbox = await Sandbox.create()
const result = await sandbox.commands.run('echo "Hello from E2B!"')
console.log(result.stdout) // Hello from E2B!
Python
from e2b import Sandbox
with Sandbox.create() as sandbox:
result = sandbox.commands.run('echo "Hello from E2B!"')
print(result.stdout) # Hello from E2B!
4. Code execution with Code Interpreter
If you need to execute code with runCode()/run_code(), install the Code Interpreter SDK (JavaScript / Python):
npm i @e2b/code-interpreter # JavaScript/TypeScript
pip install e2b-code-interpreter # Python
import { Sandbox } from '@e2b/code-interpreter'
const sandbox = await Sandbox.create()
const execution = await sandbox.runCode('x = 1; x += 1; x')
console.log(execution.text) // outputs 2
5. Computer use with Desktop
For mouse, keyboard, screenshot, application, and desktop streaming APIs, install the Desktop SDK (JavaScript / Python):
npm i @e2b/desktop # JavaScript/TypeScript
pip install e2b-desktop # Python
import { Sandbox } from '@e2b/desktop'
const desktop = await Sandbox.create()
await desktop.launch('google-chrome')
const screenshot = await desktop.screenshot()
6. Check docs
Visit E2B documentation.
7. E2B cookbook
Visit our Cookbook to get inspired by examples with different LLMs and AI frameworks.
Self-hosting
Read the embed deployment guide to learn how to set up the E2B runtime on your own. The infrastructure is deployed using Terraform.
Supported cloud providers:
- 🟢 AWS
- 🟢 Google Cloud (GCP)
- 🟢 Azure
- 🟢 General Linux machine (via Embed)
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