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HOL Guard vs IWE
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Local-first AI agent security evidence and approval workflows through HOL Guard's stdio MCP server.
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Markdown knowledge base as agent memory. Runs against the notes directory it is started in.
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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 IWE (94/100 against 60). IWE has noticeably more public adoption.
| HOL Guard | IWE | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C60/100 | A94/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Established |
| GitHub stars | 626 | 1.7k |
| Downloads / week | – | 147 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |