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How to build an AI-powered code quality workflow with SonarQube and E2B

Build AI-powered code quality workflows using E2B sandboxes with Docker's MCP catalog to automate GitHub and SonarQube integration.

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Now that you understand the basics of automating code quality workflows with GitHub and SonarQube in E2B sandboxes, you can customize the workflow for your needs.

Focus on specific quality issues ​

Modify the prompt to prioritize certain issue types:

TypeScript

Python

typescript
const prompt = `Using SonarQube and GitHub MCP tools:

Focus only on:
- Security vulnerabilities (CRITICAL priority)
- Bugs (HIGH priority)
- Skip code smells for this iteration

Analyze "${repoPath}" and fix the highest priority issues first.`;
python
prompt = f"""Using SonarQube and GitHub MCP tools:

Focus only on:
- Security vulnerabilities (CRITICAL priority)
- Bugs (HIGH priority)
- Skip code smells for this iteration

Analyze "{repo_path}" and fix the highest priority issues first."""

Integrate with CI/CD ​

Add this workflow to GitHub Actions to run automatically on pull requests:

TypeScript

Python

yaml
name: Automated quality checks
on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize]

jobs:
  quality:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
        with:
          node-version: "24"
      - run: npm install
      - run: npx tsx 06-quality-gated-pr.ts
        env:
          E2B_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.E2B_API_KEY }}
          ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          SONARQUBE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONARQUBE_TOKEN }}
          GITHUB_OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
          GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
          SONARQUBE_ORG: your-org-key
yaml
name: Automated quality checks
on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize]

jobs:
  quality:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
        with:
          python-version: "3.14"
      - run: pip install e2b python-dotenv
      - run: python 06_quality_gated_pr.py
        env:
          E2B_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.E2B_API_KEY }}
          ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          SONARQUBE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONARQUBE_TOKEN }}
          GITHUB_OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
          GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
          SONARQUBE_ORG: your-org-key

Filter by file patterns ​

Target specific parts of your codebase:

TypeScript

Python

typescript
const prompt = `Analyze code quality but only consider:
- Files in src/**/*.js
- Exclude test files (*.test.js, *.spec.js)
- Exclude build artifacts in dist/

Focus on production code only.`;
python
prompt = """Analyze code quality but only consider:
- Files in src/**/*.js
- Exclude test files (*.test.js, *.spec.js)
- Exclude build artifacts in dist/

Focus on production code only."""

Set quality thresholds ​

Define when PRs should be created:

TypeScript

Python

typescript
const prompt = `Quality gate thresholds:
- Only create PR if:
  * Bug count decreases by at least 1
  * No new security vulnerabilities introduced
  * Code coverage does not decrease
  * Technical debt reduces by at least 15 minutes

If changes do not meet these thresholds, explain why and skip PR creation.`;
python
prompt = """Quality gate thresholds:
- Only create PR if:
  * Bug count decreases by at least 1
  * No new security vulnerabilities introduced
  * Code coverage does not decrease
  * Technical debt reduces by at least 15 minutes

If changes do not meet these thresholds, explain why and skip PR creation."""

Next steps ​

Learn how to troubleshoot common issues.

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