HOL Guard · House #30,843

What it is

Calls itself “firewall”.

• Calls itself: firewall

“Local-first runtime firewall for AI coding agents.”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “never sends your file contents anywhere”. Publishes a comparison page.

• Says it will not: never sends your file contents anywhere

“It is not a cloud MCP gateway and not a complete prompt-injection preventer.”

“Guard never sends your file contents anywhere.”

What it costs

Monthly subscription and yearly plan. A free tier, free forever. Has an enterprise plan. Sales on request. Prices quoted: $15 /mo, $30 /seat/mo, $4.99 /mo.

• Monthly: yes
• Yearly: yes
• Free plan: free forever
• Price: $15 /mo · $30 /seat/mo · $4.99 /mo
• Enterprise plan: yes
• Contact sales: yes

“Pro $15 /mo”

“Team $30 /seat/mo”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers. Made for maintainer and plugin publisher.

• Sells to: developers
• Made for: maintainer · plugin publisher

“Developers are putting Guard between their AI and their machine.”

“For maintainers and plugin publishers For maintainers”

How it runs

A command-line tool for Ubuntu. Runs locally and works offline. Hosted in the cloud. Distributed through the PyPI. Open source. AI is the core of the product.

• Kind: cli
• Runs on: Ubuntu
• Runs where: cloud / hosted · on the device, offline
• Distributed via: PyPI
• Open source: yes
• AI role: core to the product

“$ pipx install plugin-scanner”

“…runs-on: ubuntu-latest”

What it works with

Replaces Snyk and npm audit. Names Claude Code, Codex and 3 more on its pages.

• Replaces: Snyk · npm audit
• Names: Claude Code · Codex · Cursor · +2

“Claude Code”

“Codex”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Claims “756K+”. Trying it asks for an email. Publishes docs and a blog.

• Number claimed: 756K+
• Instant signup: yes
• Trial asks for: an email address

“Create free account”

“Enter your email to create your free account.”