GoKawiilToday we are incredibly excited to open source Edge.js, a JavaScript runtime specifically designed to safely run Node.js workloads for AI and Edge computing.
The goal is simple: run your existing Node.js applications safely and with density and startup times that are impossible to get with containers.
Edge.js takes a different approach from existing JS edge runtimes like Deno or Cloudflare Workers. Instead of introducing new APIs Edge.js preserves full Node compatibility and isolates the unsafe parts of execution using WebAssembly.
This allows existing Node.js applications and native modules to run unmodified while system calls and native modules are sandboxed through WASIX.
Edge.js is like Node.js: same architecture, same dependencies, and fully matching semantics.
Fully compatible with Node.js
Pluggable JS engine (V8, JavascriptCore or QuickJS)
(V8, JavascriptCore or QuickJS) Securely sandboxed when in --safe mode
TL;DR: all this means that you can now run your JS-based apps, MCPs, and agents safely sandboxed without Docker!
Edge.js story
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