# sideguard

> sideguard — alisaitteke-sideguard. Use this tool when you need to secure your codebase and protect against unauthorized shell commands and MCP tool usage. Sideguard provides fail-closed human-in-the-loop approval and enforces YAML policy, ensuring local control without cloud dependency. It integrates with git, offering a robust security solution for Cursor and Claude Code projects.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alisaitteke-sideguard  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alisaitteke-sideguard

## Description

MCP guard & vibe coding security tool for Cursor and Claude Code. Fail-closed human-in-the-loop approval for shell commands and MCP tools—local daemon, YAML policy, no cloud.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-21

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/alisaitteke/sideguard)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alisaitteke-sideguard"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alisaitteke-sideguard` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alisaitteke-sideguard/pull`

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