Head to head
Maxwell Defense vs Protect
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
Maxwell Defense
Aio.github.jdhart81/maxwell-defenseNo reviews yet
Model proof-of-work policy and latency for AI agents. $1 USDC rehearsal; no runtime protection.
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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. The safety scan favours Maxwell Defense (91/100 against 65). Maxwell Defense is hosted and callable through the gateway; Protect runs on your own machine. Protect has noticeably more public adoption.
| Maxwell Defense | Protect | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A91/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | New | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 9 |
| Downloads / week | – | 1.6k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 2 | 12 |
| Write actions | — | 5 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |