rivet-dev/secure-exec

• highreadme#1

  Reposition README opening to highlight AI agent use case and lightweight security

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  <h3 align="center">Secure Node.js Execution Without a Sandbox</h3>
  
  <p align="center">
    A lightweight library for secure Node.js execution.<br />
    No containers, no VMs — just npm-compatible sandboxing out of the box.<br />
    Powered by the same tech as Cloudflare Workers.
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  <h3 align="center">Secure Node.js Execution for AI Agents and Untrusted Code</h3>
  
  <p align="center">
    A lightweight, npm-compatible library for securely executing Node.js code, especially for AI agents or untrusted environments.<br />
    Achieve robust sandboxing without the overhead of containers or VMs, powered by the same technology as Cloudflare Workers.
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• mediumcomparison#2

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  ## Comparison to Alternatives
  
  `secure-exec` offers a unique balance of security, performance, and Node.js compatibility, distinguishing it from common alternatives:
  
  *   **`vm2` / Node.js `vm` module:** While `vm2` attempts sandboxing, it has a history of critical vulnerabilities. The built-in `vm` module offers weak isolation. `secure-exec` provides a more robust, kernel-level isolation designed for untrusted code.
  *   **Docker / Podman (Containers):** Containers offer strong isolation but come with significant overhead in terms of startup time, resource usage, and complexity, making them less suitable for fine-grained, on-demand execution like in AI agents. `secure-exec` is a lightweight library, not a full container solution.
  *   **`child_process.fork`:** This Node.js API provides process isolation but no security sandbox, making it unsafe for executing untrusted code. `secure-exec` is built from the ground up for secure execution.
  *   **QuickJS / Duktape / V8 (raw engines):** These are JavaScript engines, not full Node.js runtimes. `secure-exec` provides a complete npm-compatible Node.js environment within its secure sandbox.

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• lowabout#3

  Refine repository description to emphasize AI agent use case

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  Secure Node.js Execution Without a Sandbox A lightweight library for secure Node.js execution. No containers, no VMs — just npm-compatible sandboxing out of the box.

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  A lightweight, npm-compatible library for secure Node.js execution, ideal for AI agents and untrusted code. Achieve robust sandboxing without containers or VMs.

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• CATEGORY QUERY

  How to safely execute untrusted Node.js code within an AI agent's environment?

  you: not recommended
  AI recommended (in order):

  1. vm2 (patriksimek/vm2)
  2. Docker
  3. Podman
  4. child_process.fork
  5. wasmtime-node (bytecodealliance/wasmtime-node)
  6. wasmer-js (wasmerio/wasmer-js)
  7. AWS Lambda
  8. Google Cloud Functions
  9. Azure Functions
  10. isolated-vm (laverdet/isolated-vm)

  AI recommended 10 alternatives but never named rivet-dev/secure-exec. This is the gap to close.

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• CATEGORY QUERY

  Looking for a lightweight library to run isolated JavaScript code without full VMs or containers.

  you: not recommended
  AI recommended (in order):

  1. QuickJS (bellard/quickjs)
  2. Duktape (svaarala/duktape)
  3. V8 (v8/v8)
  4. Node.js vm module (nodejs/node)
  5. ChakraCore (microsoft/ChakraCore)
  6. Hermes (facebook/hermes)

  AI recommended 6 alternatives but never named rivet-dev/secure-exec. This is the gap to close.

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• Compared to common alternatives in this category, what is the core differentiator of rivet-dev/secure-exec?

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• If a team adopts rivet-dev/secure-exec in production, what risks or prerequisites should they evaluate first?

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• In one sentence, what problem does the repo rivet-dev/secure-exec solve, and who is the primary audience?

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