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hol-guard

Open-source antivirus for AI agents: block risky tools, secret access, prompt injection and malicious packages.

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  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    macOS, Windows, Linux

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What is hol-guard?

hol-guard is an open-source security layer for AI agents. It sits between your agent and its tools to block risky tool calls, secret exfiltration, prompt injection attempts and malicious packages before they execute — an antivirus-style guardrail for agentic workflows.

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Pros: what hol-guard does well

  • Blocks prompt injection and secret leaks before tools run
  • Open source and auditable
  • Designed for real agent workflows

Cons: where it falls short

  • Adds a policy layer you need to configure
  • Geared toward technical teams
  • Young project, ruleset still growing

Who hol-guard is for

Developers and teams running AI agents with tool access who want a security guardrail in front of them.

Who can skip it

Casual chatbot users without tool-using agents.

hol-guard alternatives

Not sold on hol-guard? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Kiln

Focus: 3d printing, hardware and maker. Shares mcp and ai agents with hol-guard. Rated 4.4 (hol-guard: 4.7).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit

Emisar

Focus: infrastructure, devops and policy. Shares ai agents and security with hol-guard. Rated 4.3 (hol-guard: 4.7).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform, Linux
4.3Visit

Agent LSP

Focus: lsp, language server and coding. Shares mcp and ai agents with hol-guard. A framework, not an AI tool. Rated 4.5 (hol-guard: 4.7).

FrameworkFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

DeepTeam

Focus: red teaming, llm and testing. Shares security and ai agents with hol-guard. Rated 4.5 (hol-guard: 4.7).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit

Minimal

Focus: agent sandbox, isolation and rust. Shares ai agents and security with hol-guard. A desktop app, not an AI tool. Rated 4.4 (hol-guard: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to hol-guard

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Sandbase Harness

Focus: self-hosted, runtime and sandbox. Shares ai agents and mcp with hol-guard. A framework, not an AI tool. Rated 4.4 (hol-guard: 4.7).

FrameworkFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

Agent Sphere

Focus: orchestration and automation. Shares ai agents and mcp with hol-guard. A framework, not an AI tool. Adds Web. Rated 4.3 (hol-guard: 4.7).

FrameworkFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.3Visit

Dormice

Focus: agent sandboxes, e2b and self-hosted. Shares ai agents and open source with hol-guard. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (hol-guard: 4.7).

AI ToolFreeLinux, Web
4.6Visit
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