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    vercel-labs/just-bash

    Bash for Agents

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    TypeScript
    4.4K stars
    290 forks
    4.4K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 26, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 25 days ago, with 46 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #71 in the weekly ranking the week of Mar 1, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a secure, sandboxed bash environment with an in-memory virtual filesystem, implemented in TypeScript.
    • Enables safe execution of bash scripts for AI agents with configurable network access and execution limits to prevent abuse.
    • Use for running isolated bash commands in AI workflows without risking host system integrity or data leakage.
    • Use for testing and instrumenting bash scripts with AST transform plugins to analyze or modify command execution.
    • Use for building custom bash-based tools with extendable commands and multiple filesystem backends including overlay and mountable filesystems.

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    From the README

    A simulated bash environment with an in-memory virtual filesystem, written in TypeScript.

    Designed for AI agents that need a secure, sandboxed bash environment.

    Supports optional network access via curl with secure-by-default URL filtering.

    Note: This is beta software. Use at your own risk and please provide feedback.

    Excerpt from the vercel-labs/just-bash README on GitHub. © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    290+65

    Open issues

    308+219

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