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sqz vs Protect
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Pre-injection context compression for coding agents. Zero LLM calls, zero telemetry, offline-safe.
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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 sqz (88/100 against 65).
| sqz | Protect | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A88/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 627 | 9 |
| Downloads / week | – | 1.6k |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | — | 12 |
| Write actions | — | 5 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |