@kubiks/otel-e2b

OpenTelemetry instrumentation for E2B Sandboxes. Capture spans for sandbox lifecycle, code execution, file operations, and command execution to monitor and debug your E2B sandbox operations.

Installation

npm install @kubiks/otel-e2b
# or
pnpm add @kubiks/otel-e2b

Quick Start

import { Sandbox } from "@e2b/code-interpreter";
import { instrumentSandbox } from "@kubiks/otel-e2b";

const sandbox = await Sandbox.create();
instrumentSandbox(sandbox);

// All operations are now traced
await sandbox.runCode('print("Hello from E2B")');
await sandbox.files.write("/app/data.txt", "some data");
await sandbox.commands.run("ls -la");
await sandbox.kill();

instrumentSandbox wraps the sandbox you already use — no configuration changes needed. Every operation creates a client span with useful attributes.

You can also use instrumentSandboxClass(Sandbox) to automatically instrument all sandboxes created after setup.

What Gets Traced

This instrumentation automatically traces all E2B sandbox operations including Sandbox.create(), sandbox.kill(), sandbox.runCode() (code execution), sandbox.commands.run() (shell commands), and all file operations (files.read(), files.write(), files.list(), files.remove(), files.makeDir()).

Span Attributes

Each span includes relevant attributes for debugging and monitoring:

| Attribute | Description | Example | | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | | e2b.operation | Operation type | sandbox.create, code.run | | e2b.sandbox.id | Unique sandbox identifier | sb_abc123def456 | | e2b.sandbox.template | Template used for creation | custom-template | | e2b.code.language | Programming language | python, javascript | | e2b.code.has_error | Whether execution had errors | true, false | | e2b.code.execution_count | Execution count from result | 1, 2, 3 | | e2b.command.exit_code | Process exit code | 0, 1, 127 | | e2b.command.stdout_lines | Number of stdout lines (when enabled) | 5 | | e2b.command.stderr_lines | Number of stderr lines (when enabled) | 2 | | e2b.command.background | Whether command ran in background | true, false | | e2b.file.operation | File operation type | read, write, list | | e2b.file.path | File or directory path | /app/data.txt | | e2b.file.size_bytes | File size in bytes | 1024 | | e2b.file.format | Read format (for read ops) | text, bytes | | e2b.file.count | Number of files (list/write multiple) | 10 |

Configuration Options

The instrumentation accepts optional configuration to control what metadata to capture:

• tracerName - Custom tracer name (default: "@kubiks/otel-e2b")
• captureFilePaths - Capture file paths, not content (default: true)
• captureFileSize - Capture file sizes (default: true)
• captureCodeLanguage - Capture code execution language (default: true)
• captureCommandOutput - Capture command output line counts, not content (default: false)

Example:

instrumentSandbox(sandbox, {
  captureFilePaths: true,
  captureCommandOutput: true,
});

The instrumentation never captures sensitive data like code content, command arguments, file contents, or environment variables — only safe metadata like paths, sizes, exit codes, and language types.

License

MIT