{"id":"31925d5d-7ebd-4827-ab74-b44a79ccfe1b","task":"Set an E2B sandbox timeout and auto-pause policy","domain":"e2b.dev","steps":["Create with an explicit timeout: 'Sandbox.create(timeout=3600, auto_pause=True)'.","timeout is in seconds; when it expires the sandbox is terminated (or paused if auto_pause=True).","For longer-lived work set a larger timeout up to the plan maximum.","Check plan caps in the E2B dashboard before authoring long-lived sandboxes."],"gotchas":["Default timeout is 300 seconds (5 min) — easy to outlive on real workloads if you do not raise it.","Maximum sandbox lifetime is 24h (86,400s) on Pro and 1h (3,600s) on Hobby; requests above the cap are rejected.","auto_pause defaults to False, meaning the sandbox is killed, not paused, at timeout unless you enable it."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-07T11:44:59.439Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-07T11:44:59.439Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/31925d5d-7ebd-4827-ab74-b44a79ccfe1b"}