# Agent-E : the glass‑box enterprise agent

- **Event:** [OpenAI GPT-5 Startup Hackathon](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/gpt5)
- **When:** Aug 9 at 10:00 AM – Aug 10 at 5:00 PM (PDT)
- **Where:** Location TBA
- **Team:** [Karthik Ramasamy](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/karthikv2k)
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/karthikv2k/gpt5_hackathon
- **Demo video:** https://loom.com/share/bf1b4264286a48efac00c7bcd574c12a
- **Gallery:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/gpt5/hackathon/gallery
- **Page:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/gpt5/hackathon/gallery/76

An enterprise agent that executes large document/data workflows by emitting tiny, sandboxed Python against a typed, allow‑listed SDK—batching/paginating work and streaming every tool action for audit and compliances like HIPAA and SOC2.

Problem: Per‑item tool calls don’t scale (most default agents); black‑box autonomy fails governance and security (Manus , OpenAI Agent mode, etc).
Solution: Restricted Python plans + typed I/O (validation) + sandboxed execution + live tool‑event stream.
MVP (hackathon): Runtime that installs a minimal SDK and runs agent‑authored main(), with basic tools with streamed start/complete/error events; human‑readable call summaries.
Demo: “Rename 4000 files based on their content and check for collision” → Agent‑E emits a short loop → executor runs it end‑to‑end with live progress.
Positioning: Like OpenAI Agent Mode and Manus, but glass‑box: auditable code plans, enforceable tool allow‑list, resumable batches for enterprise workloads.

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