Run Untrusted Ai Generated Code Inside Secure E2b Sandboxes

---
name: "Run untrusted AI-generated code inside secure E2B sandboxes"
slug: "run-untrusted-ai-generated-code-inside-secure-e2b-sandboxes"
description: "Create disposable E2B cloud sandboxes where agents can execute generated code, install dependencies, collect outputs, and discard state safely."
github_stars: 12016
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/e2b-dev/E2B"
author: "E2B"
publisher_type: "open_source"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "e2b-dev/E2B"
  github_stars: 12016
  npm_package: "e2b-code-interpreter"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 0
---

# Run untrusted AI-generated code inside secure E2B sandboxes

Create disposable E2B cloud sandboxes where agents can execute generated code, install dependencies, collect outputs, and discard state safely.

## Prerequisites

E2B account/API key; Python or JavaScript SDK; optional e2b-code-interpreter package

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm i e2b
- pip install e2b
- npm i @e2b/code-interpreter # JavaScript/TypeScript
- pip install e2b-code-interpreter # Python

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- <img alt="Last 1 month downloads for the Python SDK" loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="color:transparent;width:170px;height:18px" src="https://static.pepy.tech/personalized-badge/e2b?period=monthly&units=INTERNAT...
- Python

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [E2B](https://www.e2b.dev/) 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](https://www.npm...
- ## Run your first Sandbox
- ### 3. Start a sandbox and run commands

- Source: https://github.com/e2b-dev/E2B
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/e2b-dev/E2B/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://e2b.dev/docs

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-untrusted-ai-generated-code-inside-secure-e2b-sandboxes/)