# How to build an AI-powered code quality workflow with SonarQube and E2B — Step 1: Create your first sandbox

> Let's start by creating a sandbox and verifying the MCP servers are configured correctly.

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Let's start by creating a sandbox and verifying the MCP servers are configured correctly.

Create a file named 01-test-connection.ts in your project root

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```typescript
import "dotenv/config";
import { Sandbox } from "e2b";

async function testConnection() {
  console.log(
    "Creating E2B sandbox with GitHub and SonarQube MCP servers...\n",
  );

  const sbx = await Sandbox.betaCreate({
    envs: {
      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY!,
      GITHUB_TOKEN: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN!,
      SONARQUBE_TOKEN: process.env.SONARQUBE_TOKEN!,
    },
    mcp: {
      githubOfficial: {
        githubPersonalAccessToken: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN!,
      },
      sonarqube: {
        org: process.env.SONARQUBE_ORG!,
        token: process.env.SONARQUBE_TOKEN!,
        url: "https://sonarcloud.io",
      },
    },
  });

  const mcpUrl = sbx.betaGetMcpUrl();
  const mcpToken = await sbx.betaGetMcpToken();

  console.log(" Sandbox created successfully!");
  console.log(`MCP Gateway URL: ${mcpUrl}\n`);

  // Wait for MCP initialization
  await new
```

Run this script to verify your setup

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```bash
npx tsx 01-test-connection.ts
```

Create a file named 01_test_connection.py in your project root

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```python
import os
import asyncio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from e2b import AsyncSandbox

load_dotenv()

async def test_connection():
    print("Creating E2B sandbox with GitHub and SonarQube MCP servers...\n")

    sbx = await AsyncSandbox.beta_create(
        envs={
            "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": os.getenv("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"),
            "GITHUB_TOKEN": os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN"),
            "SONARQUBE_TOKEN": os.getenv("SONARQUBE_TOKEN"),
        },
        mcp={
            "githubOfficial": {
                "githubPersonalAccessToken": os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN"),
            },
            "sonarqube": {
                "org": os.getenv("SONARQUBE_ORG"),
                "token": os.getenv("SONARQUBE_TOKEN"),
                "url": "https://sonarcloud.io",
            },
        },
    )

    mcp_url = sbx.beta_get_mcp_url()
    mcp_token = await sbx.beta_get_mcp_token()

    print("
```

Run this script to verify your setup …

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