# AgentGuard

5 Hacker News commenters recommended AgentGuard and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Open-source runtime security layer for AI agents that scans skills before they run and blocks dangerous actions. One critic calls it a no-go under the EU AI Act.

## Why people recommend it

- Enforces at runtime, not just tracking (2 comments): "built this because I kept hitting the same problem: classification tools assess risk once, governance dashboards track inventory, but nothing enforces compliance at runtime" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46943939)) "auto-scans skills before they run (24 detection rules), blocks dangerous runtime actions" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46899228))
- Fills a gap in existing tools (2 comments): "built this because I kept hitting the same problem: classification tools assess risk once, governance dashboards track inventory, but nothing enforces compliance at runtime" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46943939)) "fills a real gap for agent ecosystems" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46907635))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Claw Patrol](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claw-patrol.md): 8 recommend
- [FireClaw](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fireclaw.md): 5 recommend
- [AgentGate](https://hackerapproved.com/p/agentgate.md): 5 recommend
- [AgentArmor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/agentarmor.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "AgentGuard", https://hackerapproved.com/p/agentguard/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).