HOL Guard
local MCP serverHOL Guard is a local MCP server: Local-first AI agent security evidence and approval workflows through HOL Guard's stdio MCP server. Install it from pypi as hol-guard.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add hol-guard -- uvx hol-guard
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"hol-guard": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"hol-guard"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
Local-first AI agent security evidence and approval workflows through HOL Guard's stdio MCP server.
HOL Guard vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOL Guard | 670 | Local | No | pypi |
| Agent Swarm | 835 | Hosted | Yes | None |
| wigolo | 5,418 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Persome | 1,324 | Local | No | pypi |
| loki-mode | 1,072 | Local | No | npm |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
HOL Guard is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package hol-guard.
Run: claude mcp add hol-guard -- uvx hol-guard
Run: codex mcp add hol-guard -- uvx hol-guard
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