Guardrail

Guardrail

The safety layer for AI-generated code.

Scan and fix security issues, performance problems, bad patterns, and AI-specific anti-patterns -- before they ship.

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npx @guardrail-ai/cli scan .

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  The safety layer for AI-generated code.

  Target     ./src
  Rules      30 rules across 4 categories
  Files      12 files to scan
  Engine     AST-powered (Babel parser)

  ◉ src/api/auth.ts  (6 issues)
  ──────────────────────────────────────────────
    ✖  CRIT  Potential SQL injection
      at src/api/auth.ts:18:18  security/sql-injection
        17 │ function getUser(db, userId) {
      > 18 │   return db.query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = " + userId);
           │                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        19 │ }
      ↳ Use parameterized queries: db.query("...WHERE id = $1", [id])

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  ║  SCAN RESULTS                                ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝

  Health        ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌  62/100  [C]
  Issues         2 CRITICAL   3 HIGH   4 WARN  = 9 total
  Categories
    🔒 Security      █████████████  5  (2 crit)
    🤖 AI-Codegen    ████████       3
    ⚡ Performance    ██             1

  ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │  WHAT TO DO NEXT                              │
  └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘

    1. Fix critical vulnerabilities NOW
    2. Auto-fix 3 issues: guardrail fix .
    3. Generate fix guide: guardrail scan . --report md

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Why Guardrail?

AI code generators (Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) are fast -- but they produce patterns that traditional linters miss.

Feature	ESLint	SonarQube	Snyk	Guardrail
Hardcoded secrets	Plugin	Yes	No	Yes
SQL injection	No	Yes	No	Yes
XSS detection	Plugin	Yes	No	Yes
JWT misuse	No	No	No	Yes
Path traversal	No	Yes	No	Yes
Prototype pollution	No	No	No	Yes
AI-hallucinated imports	No	No	No	Yes
Placeholder/TODO detection	No	Partial	No	Yes
Async without await	No	No	No	Yes
N+1 query detection	No	No	No	Yes
Inline code frames	No	No	No	Yes
AI remediation report	No	No	No	Yes
Baseline/gradual adoption	No	No	No	Yes
Git diff scanning	No	No	No	Yes
Pre-commit hook	Plugin	No	No	Built-in
Inline suppression	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SARIF output	Plugin	Yes	Yes	Yes
AST-based auto-fix	No	No	No	Yes
Zero config	No	No	Yes	Yes
< 1s scan time	No	No	N/A	Yes

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Quick Start

# Install globally
npm install -g @guardrail-ai/cli

# Or run directly with npx
npx @guardrail-ai/cli scan ./src

# Auto-fix issues
guardrail fix ./src

# Dry-run fixes (show diffs without applying)
guardrail fix ./src --dry-run

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7 Commands

guardrail scan .                     # Scan for issues
guardrail fix .                      # Auto-fix issues
guardrail diff main                  # Scan only git-changed files (PR workflow)
guardrail watch .                    # Real-time scanning on file changes
guardrail hook install               # Add pre-commit git hook
guardrail baseline create            # Snapshot issues for gradual adoption
guardrail init                       # Initialize config file

Reports

guardrail scan . --report md         # AI-guided fix report (for Claude/ChatGPT)
guardrail scan . --report html       # Visual HTML report
guardrail scan . --report sarif      # GitHub Code Scanning format
guardrail scan . --report html,md    # Multiple formats at once
guardrail scan . --json              # Machine-readable JSON

Inline Suppression

// guardrail-ignore-next-line
eval(trustedCode);

// guardrail-ignore-next-line security/sql-injection
db.query(`SELECT * FROM ${safeTable}`);

const key = process.env.KEY; // guardrail-ignore

Gradual Adoption (Baseline)

guardrail baseline create   # Snapshot all current issues
guardrail scan .             # Now only reports NEW issues
guardrail baseline status    # See suppressed count
guardrail baseline clear     # Enforce all rules again

Pre-commit Hook

guardrail hook install       # Blocks commits with critical/high issues
guardrail hook uninstall     # Remove the hook

Diff Scanning (PR Workflow)

guardrail diff main          # Only scan files changed vs main
guardrail diff HEAD~3        # Last 3 commits
guardrail diff               # Staged + unstaged changes

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30 Built-in Rules

Security (15 rules)

Rule	ID	Severity	Auto-fix
Hardcoded API Key	security/hardcoded-api-key	critical	No
SQL Injection	security/sql-injection	critical	No
No Eval	security/no-eval	critical	No
XSS Vulnerability	security/xss-vulnerability	critical	No
Path Traversal	security/path-traversal	critical	No
JWT Misuse	security/jwt-misuse	critical	No
Insecure CORS	security/insecure-cors	high	No
Environment Variable Leak	security/env-var-leak	high	No
Unsafe Regex (ReDoS)	security/unsafe-regex	high	No
No Secrets in Logs	security/no-secrets-in-logs	high	No
Prototype Pollution	security/prototype-pollution	high	No
Open Redirect	security/open-redirect	high	No
Insecure Cookie	security/insecure-cookie	high	No
Insecure Randomness	security/insecure-randomness	high	No
No Rate Limiting	security/no-rate-limiting	info	No

AI-Codegen (11 rules) -- unique to Guardrail

Rule	ID	Severity	Auto-fix
Hallucinated Import	ai-codegen/hallucinated-import	high	No
Placeholder Code	ai-codegen/placeholder-code	warning	No
Hardcoded Localhost	ai-codegen/hardcoded-localhost	warning	No
Overly Broad Catch	ai-codegen/overly-broad-catch	warning	No
Unused Imports	ai-codegen/unused-imports	warning	Yes
Any Type Abuse	ai-codegen/any-type-abuse	warning	No
Fetch Without Error Handling	ai-codegen/fetch-without-error-handling	warning	No
Promise Without Catch	ai-codegen/promise-without-catch	warning	No
No Async Without Await	ai-codegen/no-async-without-await	warning	No
Console Log Spam	ai-codegen/console-log-spam	info	Yes
Magic Numbers	ai-codegen/magic-numbers	info	No

Quality (2 rules)

Rule	ID	Severity	Auto-fix
Dead Code	quality/dead-code	warning	Yes
Duplicate Logic	quality/duplicate-logic	warning	No

Performance (2 rules)

Rule	ID	Severity	Auto-fix
Inefficient Loop	performance/inefficient-loop	warning	Yes
N+1 Query	performance/n-plus-one-query	high	No

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GitHub Action

- uses: Manavarya09/[email protected]
  with:
    target: './src'
    severity: 'warning'
    fail-on: 'high'
    report: 'html'

Issues appear as PR annotations with file and line context.

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Claude Code Plugin (MCP)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guardrail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@guardrail-ai/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools: guardrail_scan, guardrail_fix, guardrail_list_rules.

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Configuration

{
  "include": ["src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}"],
  "exclude": ["**/*.test.ts"],
  "severityThreshold": "warning",
  "rules": {
    "ai-codegen/magic-numbers": false,
    "security/hardcoded-api-key": { "enabled": true, "severity": "critical" }
  }
}

Also supports .guardrailrc, .guardrailrc.yaml, guardrail.config.js, and package.json "guardrail" key.

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Architecture

packages/
  core/       Rule engine, AST parser, file discovery, caching, inline suppression
  rules/      30 built-in rules across 4 categories
  fixer/      AST-based auto-fix engine with unified diff output
  cli/        7 commands, 3 report formats, code frames, baseline, hooks
  mcp/        Model Context Protocol server (Claude Code plugin)

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Development

git clone https://github.com/Manavarya09/Guardrail.git
cd Guardrail
npm install
npm run build
npm test          # 139 tests

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the rule authoring guide.

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License

MIT