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ToolRouter 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.
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The OpenRouter for tools. One MCP connection gives any AI agent 254 hosted tools, pay per call.
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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 ToolRouter (83/100 against 65). ToolRouter is hosted and callable through the gateway; Protect runs on your own machine. Protect has noticeably more public adoption.
| ToolRouter | Protect | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B83/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 9 |
| Downloads / week | – | 1.6k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 48 | 12 |
| Write actions | 13 | 5 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |