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Install e2b with Homebrew
CLI to manage E2B sandboxes and templates. Version 2.16.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01.
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Package summary
CLI to manage E2B sandboxes and templates
Project links
Commands and aliases
- e2b
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Project history and usage
E2B is open source infrastructure for running AI-generated code in secure cloud sandboxes. The Homebrew package exposes the E2B CLI for managing sandboxes and templates, while the broader project centers on JavaScript and Python SDKs, code interpreter workflows, and self-hostable infrastructure.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created on 2023-03-04, during the wave of developer tooling built around LLM agents and code execution. The README describes E2B as infrastructure for starting and controlling isolated sandboxes from JavaScript or Python, with a separate Code Interpreter SDK for `runCode` and `run_code` workflows.
Adoption history
E2B has substantial AI-developer adoption signals: the README displays monthly download badges for the Python and JavaScript SDKs, links to a cookbook of examples with different LLMs and AI frameworks, and GitHub API metadata showed 12,783 stars and 954 forks on 2026-06-30.
How it is used
Typical usage starts by installing the SDK, setting an `E2B_API_KEY`, creating a sandbox, and running commands inside it. The CLI package complements that workflow by managing E2B sandboxes and templates from a terminal.
Why package nerds care
E2B is package-nerd significant because it packages a new post-LLM primitive: disposable, cloud-hosted execution environments for agents. It sits between SDK, CLI, code-interpreter package, cookbook, and self-hosted Terraform infrastructure rather than being just a single binary.
Timeline
- 2023-03-04: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2023-2026: Project developed around AI-agent sandboxes, SDKs, a code-interpreter package, examples cookbook, and self-hosting infrastructure.
- 2026-06-30: GitHub API showed active repository updates and more than twelve thousand stars.
Related projects
- The README points to the E2B JavaScript SDK, Python SDK, Code Interpreter SDK, E2B cookbook, and self-hosted infrastructure repository, tying the CLI to a larger sandbox platform.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
e2b | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.16.1
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:e2b |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.16.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://e2b.dev |
| Last updated | 2026-08-01T20:46:03Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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View the package source record on GitHub.
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- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
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