diff --git a/examples/tempo-payments-python/.env.template b/examples/tempo-payments-python/.env.template
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+E2B_API_KEY=your_e2b_api_key
+# Your Tempo private key (from ~/.tempo/wallet/keys.toml, the "key" field)
+# If not set, the example will copy your local keys.toml into the sandbox instead
+TEMPO_PRIVATE_KEY=your_tempo_private_key
+# Optional: set this after first build to skip rebuilding
+# E2B_TEMPO_TEMPLATE_ID=
diff --git a/examples/tempo-payments-python/README.md b/examples/tempo-payments-python/README.md
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+# E2B + Tempo: Autonomous Agent Payments
+
+This example shows how to run an AI agent inside an [E2B sandbox](https://e2b.dev) that can autonomously pay for API services using [Tempo's Machine Payments Protocol (MPP)](https://tempo.xyz).
+
+The agent makes a paid web search request — Tempo handles the stablecoin payment automatically via HTTP 402 challenge-response.
+
+## How it works
+
+1. A custom sandbox template is built with Tempo CLI and pympp pre-installed
+2. Your Tempo wallet keys are injected at runtime (never baked into the image)
+3. The agent calls a paid API → Tempo handles the 402 payment → agent gets the response
+
+## Setup & run
+
+### 1. Install dependencies
+```
+poetry install
+```
+
+### 2. Set up Tempo wallet
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://tempo.xyz/install | bash
+tempo wallet login
+tempo wallet fund
+```
+
+### 3. Set up `.env`
+1. Copy `.env.template` to `.env`
+2. Add your [E2B API key](https://e2b.dev/docs/getting-started/api-key)
+
+### 4. Run the example
+```
+poetry run start
+```
+
+On first run, the template will be built automatically (~1-2 min). Subsequent runs use the cached template.
+
+## Available services
+
+100+ MPP-compatible services at [mpp.dev/services](https://mpp.dev/services) including web search, blockchain data, image generation, browser automation, and more.
diff --git a/examples/tempo-payments-python/e2b_tempo/main.py b/examples/tempo-payments-python/e2b_tempo/main.py
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+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from e2b import Sandbox, Template
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+KEYS_TOML = Path.home() / ".tempo" / "wallet" / "keys.toml"
+
+
+def build_template():
+    """Build a custom sandbox template with Tempo pre-installed."""
+    template = (
+        Template()
+        .from_python_image("3.12")
+        .apt_install(["curl", "ca-certificates"])
+        .run_cmd("curl -fsSL https://tempo.xyz/install | bash")
+        .run_cmd("/home/user/.tempo/bin/tempo add request")
+        .pip_install(["pympp"])
+    )
+
+    info = Template.build(
+        template,
+        "e2b-tempo",
+        on_build_logs=lambda log: print(log.message, end=""),
+    )
+
+    print(f"\nTemplate built: {info.template_id}")
+    return info.template_id
+
+
+def main():
+    template_id = os.environ.get("E2B_TEMPO_TEMPLATE_ID")
+    if not template_id:
+        print("No E2B_TEMPO_TEMPLATE_ID found, building template...")
+        template_id = build_template()
+
+    tempo_private_key = os.environ.get("TEMPO_PRIVATE_KEY")
+
+    sandbox = Sandbox.create(template=template_id)
+    print(f"Sandbox started: {sandbox.sandbox_id}")
+
+    try:
+        if tempo_private_key:
+            # Use private key directly via --private-key flag
+            key_flag = f"--private-key {tempo_private_key}"
+        elif KEYS_TOML.exists():
+            # Fallback: copy local keys.toml into the sandbox
+            keys_content = KEYS_TOML.read_text()
+            sandbox.files.write("/home/user/.tempo/wallet/keys.toml", keys_content)
+            key_flag = ""
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Set TEMPO_PRIVATE_KEY in .env or run 'tempo wallet login' first"
+            )
+
+        # Make a paid API call from inside the sandbox
+        result = sandbox.commands.run(
+            'export PATH="$HOME/.tempo/bin:$PATH" && '
+            f"tempo request {key_flag} "
+            '-X POST --json \'{"query":"latest AI news"}\' '
+            "https://parallelmpp.dev/api/search"
+        )
+        print("Search results:", result.stdout)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+    finally:
+        sandbox.kill()
+        print("Sandbox destroyed.")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/examples/tempo-payments-python/pyproject.toml b/examples/tempo-payments-python/pyproject.toml
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+[tool.poetry]
+name = "e2b-tempo"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "E2B sandbox with autonomous Tempo payments via MPP"
+authors = ["Max Hager"]
+readme = "README.md"
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "^3.11"
+e2b = "^2.20.0"
+pympp = "^0.6.0"
+python-dotenv = "^1.0.1"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+
+[tool.poetry.scripts]
+start = "e2b_tempo.main:main"