openguardrails/openafw
A local AI firewall for coding agents. Secrets are replaced by placeholders before they leave your machine, and restored when the reply comes home — the model, the relay and the provider never see the
- Stars
- 106
- Forks
- 16
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 1mo ago
openafw star history
+1 this week
Can I sell what I build with it?
Yes
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About openafw
openafw is a free, open-source AI agent tool by openguardrails, written mainly in Rust. A local AI firewall for coding agents. Secrets are replaced by placeholders before they leave your machine, and restored when the reply comes home — the model, the relay and the provider never see the. It has 106 GitHub stars and 16 forks, and was last updated 1mo ago. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Rust
- Stars
- 106
- Last update
- 1mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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openafw FAQ
Can I use openafw commercially?
Yes. Apache-2.0 is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is openafw free?
Yes. openafw is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does openafw run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, openafw works on macOS.
Does openafw need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is openafw still maintained?
It was last updated 1mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to openafw?
Similar free, open-source tools include ECC, ponytail, AutoGPT, claude-code-best-practice.
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