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Kilntainers MCP Server

@Kiln-AI

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Other

Transports

stdio

Author

Kiln-AI

Submitted by

Steve Cosman

About Kilntainers MCP Server

Kilntainers is an MCP server that gives LLM agents isolated Linux sandboxes for executing shell commands.

#containers#docker#podman#modal#e2b

Kilntainers MCP Server config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kilntainers": {
      "command": "kilntainers"
    }
  }
}

Kilntainers MCP Server tools

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Overview

What is Kilntainers?

Kilntainers is an MCP server that gives LLM agents isolated Linux sandboxes for executing shell commands. It supports multiple backends including local containers (Docker, Podman), cloud-hosted micro-VMs (Modal, E2B), and WebAssembly sandboxes (WASM BusyBox or custom WASM modules).

How to use Kilntainers?

Install via uv tool install kilntainers (optionally with [wasm] for WASM backends). Run the server from CLI with kilntainers; by default it uses Docker and Debian slim. Add the server to an MCP client by specifying "command": "kilntainers" in the MCP configuration. The single MCP tool sandbox_exec lets the agent run any Linux command.

Key features of Kilntainers

  • Multiple backends: Docker, Podman, Modal, E2B, and WASM.
  • Isolated per agent – each MCP connection gets its own sandbox.
  • Ephemeral sandboxes – cleaned up automatically when the session ends.
  • Secure design – agent communicates with sandbox, not inside it.
  • Single MCP tool: sandbox_exec for running any command.
  • Scalable from laptop to thousands of parallel cloud sandboxes.

Use cases of Kilntainers

  • Letting agents use Linux utilities like grep, find, jq to save tokens.
  • Running thousands of parallel agents with isolated, ephemeral environments.
  • Safe command execution without exposing host OS or agent secrets.
  • GPU-accelerated sandboxes via Modal for compute-heavy agent tasks.

Frequently asked questions

1

What backends are available?

Docker (or Podman), Modal, E2B, Go BusyBox WASM, and custom WASM modules. Each backend is selected via the `--backend` flag.

2

How does Kilntainers ensure security?

The agent communicates *with* the sandbox over MCP but does not run inside it. Agent secrets (API keys, prompts, code) are never exposed to the sandbox, preventing exfiltration via prompt injection.

3

What are the runtime requirements?

Python 3.13+ is required. The Docker backend needs Docker or Podman installed. Modal and E2B backends require accounts and authentication with those services. WASM backends need the optional `[wasm]]` dependency (+15 MB).

4

What transports does Kilntainers support?

Two MCP transports: `stdio` (default) and `http` (streaming HTTP mode). In HTTP mode, a single server can host many sandboxes in parallel.

5

How do I authenticate with cloud backends?

Modal: use `modal setup` CLI or provide `--modal-token-id`/`--modal-token-secret` flags. E2B: provide `--e2b-api-key` flag or the `E2B_API_KEY` environment variable.

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