deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · Error

dsh-e2b: configure apiKey or set E2B_API_KEY

Error message

dsh-e2b: configure apiKey or set E2B_API_KEY

What it means

Error "dsh-e2b: configure apiKey or set E2B_API_KEY" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/e2b/e2b/src/index.ts:141

  }

  /**
   * Return the shared live SDK handle.
   * @returns the created sandbox after the configured cwd exists.
   * @throws when E2B rejects creation or the service is disposing.
   */
  async getSandbox(): Promise<Sandbox> {
    if (this.disposed) throw new Error('E2B sandbox service is disposing')
    const sandbox = await this.ready
    // Disposal can race the awaited sandbox readiness despite the synchronous precheck.
    // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-unnecessary-condition -- Awaiting readiness yields to disposal.
    if (this.disposed) throw new Error('E2B sandbox service is disposing')
    return sandbox
  }

  private validate(): void {
    if (this.config.apiKey.length === 0) {
      throw new Error('dsh-e2b: configure apiKey or set E2B_API_KEY')
    }
    if (!posix.isAbsolute(this.config.cwd)) {
      throw new Error(`dsh-e2b: cwd must be an absolute Linux path: ${this.config.cwd}`)
    }
    if (!Number.isFinite(this.config.timeoutMs) || this.config.timeoutMs <= 0) {
      throw new Error('dsh-e2b: timeoutMs must be a positive finite number')
    }
  }

  private async open(): Promise<Sandbox> {
    const sandbox = await Sandbox.create({
      apiKey: this.config.apiKey,
      timeoutMs: this.config.timeoutMs,
      secure: true,
      lifecycle: { onTimeout: 'kill' },
    })
    try {
      await sandbox.files.makeDir(this.cwd)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/e2b/e2b/src/index.ts:141 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness@b150a551b8 (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/74d0ad49b80226d7. Report an issue: GitHub.