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SALT19 Agent Utility Grid vs Protect
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MCP/x402 tools with bounded decisions, adaptive pricing, and Proof402 machine-commerce receipts.
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Fail-closed Cedar policy gate + Ed25519 signed receipts for agent tool calls. Denies on any error.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (67 and 65 out of 100). SALT19 Agent Utility Grid is hosted and callable through the gateway; Protect runs on your own machine. Protect has noticeably more public adoption.
| SALT19 Agent Utility Grid | Protect | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C67/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | New | Growing |
| GitHub stars | – | 9 |
| Downloads / week | – | 1.6k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 33 | 12 |
| Write actions | — | 5 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | MIT |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |