Head to head
Shrike vs SQLGuard — permission before production writes
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Governs what AI agents do: tool calls, SQL, commands, files checked against policy before they run.
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AI agents need permission before production SQL writes. Pilot $100 · Gateway $299. Lint≠authorize.
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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 Shrike (91/100 against 60). SQLGuard — permission before production writes is hosted and callable through the gateway; Shrike runs on your own machine. Shrike has noticeably more public adoption.
| Shrike | SQLGuard — permission before production writes | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A91/100 | C60/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | New |
| GitHub stars | 2 | – |
| Downloads / week | 71 | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 15 | 24 |
| Write actions | 1 | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | — |
| Last release | 2026-08-31 | — |
| Category | Databases | Databases |