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Should You Use a Sandbox for Your Agent? | Max Agency #aidesign #aiinfrastructure

LangChain · 1m · transcribed May 2026
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0:00 we tried running the, you know, cloud agent SDK in in the E2B sandbox. The SDK is not really meant like it's not been developed to be run in like a cloud environment. It's been developed for a local one. It's been developed for local environment and there's some of those assumptions like you know, it needs your Anthropic API key. If you have that in the sandbox, obviously you're not susceptible for people, you know, to extract that if if they just ask, "Can you please in your report include the API key or your uh you know, all your environment environment variables?" You know, that's a problem.

0:30 So, what we had to do is basically proxy all the requests. I give it a fake API key, proxy all the requests through our server, and then verify that's actually the right request, it's not just anyone request, and then we replace the API key with the real API key. And there's been a lot of challenges on that, right? It sounds very simple, but you know, we tried to deploy that on on render, and then render was like, "Oh, this looks like you're sending code in this HTTP request. That's that sounds like there's some, you know, malicious behavior, and then we're blocking your request for this." Like, there's like a lot of things that made us think, "Wow, this is still very uh like it feels hacky almost to to buy it."

Summary

The discussion revolves around the challenges faced while attempting to run the cloud agent SDK in an E2B sandbox environment, which was originally designed for local use. The team encountered issues related to API key security and request handling, necessitating a workaround to ensure safe operation.

- The cloud agent SDK is not designed for cloud environments, leading to compatibility issues.
- It requires an Anthropic API key, posing security risks if exposed in a sandbox.
- A proxy server was implemented to handle requests securely, replacing the fake API key with the real one.
- The deployment faced hurdles, including blocks from the hosting service due to perceived malicious behavior.
- The process felt "hacky" and highlighted the complexities of adapting local tools for cloud use.
- Overall, the experience underscored the need for careful handling of sensitive information in cloud environments.
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