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HOL Guard vs Gateway
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Local-first AI agent security evidence and approval workflows through HOL Guard's stdio MCP server.
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MCP gateway with runtime security policy, tool-call-level control, and audit of agent actions.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Gateway (97/100 against 86). Gateway is hosted and callable through the gateway; HOL Guard runs on your own machine. HOL Guard has noticeably more public adoption.
| HOL Guard | Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A86/100 | A97/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 630 | 1 |
| Downloads / week | – | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-05 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |