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title: "HOL Guard"
description: "Local approvals for risky AI coding agent actions"
url: "https://shippin.io/products/hol-guard"
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# HOL Guard

> Local approvals for risky AI coding agent actions

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Website | https://hol.org/guard |
| Category | Developer Tools |
| Pricing | Freemium |
| Launched | 22 October 2026 |
| Upvotes | 0 |
| Builder | [@guard](https://shippin.io/users/guard.md) |
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## About HOL Guard

Coding agents move fast, and some of what they do is hard to undo: a destructive shell command, a read of your .env, a surprise package install, an MCP tool call you didn't expect.

**HOL Guard** runs on your own computer alongside Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. Those actions stop and wait; you look at what the agent wants and approve or block it.

- Holds risky shell commands, secret file reads, MCP tool calls and package installs for your decision
- Local-first: the checks run on your machine
- Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
- Guard Cloud is an optional paid add-on (Solo from $4.99/mo)

Get started:

```
pipx install hol-guard && hol-guard init
```

What it isn't: a gateway, a network firewall, or a full fix for prompt injection, and a scan is not a safety guarantee.

Made by HOL. Contact: guard@hashgraphonline.com

## Developer note

Built because we wanted a yes/no moment before an agent runs something we cannot take back.

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