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General
What is Guardian?
Guardian is a local-first desktop + CLI governance layer for small engineering teams that control AI-generated or AI-assisted code before it ships. It isolates risky changes, enforces team policies, and keeps human approval decisions with an audit trail.
Who is Guardian for?
Guardian is designed for small engineering teams that need policy-backed release confidence on AI-assisted changes. It is not a generic chatbot, coding assistant, or scanner.
Why use Guardian if our team already reviews with top LLM agents?
Top models can review code, but Guardian adds what agent-only flows usually miss: policy enforcement as code, deterministic release gates in CLI/CI, human approval with override reason, and a durable audit trail for ship decisions.
Is Guardian open source?
This repository is licensed under MIT. If you are using a fork or a packaged distribution, check the LICENSE file shipped with that build for the definitive terms.
What platforms does Guardian support?
Guardian ships macOS builds (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Windows installers today. Linux installers will appear on the download page once they are published.
Getting Started
How do I install Guardian?
Visit the download page and choose the recommended installer for your operating system. After downloading, run the installer and follow the setup flow in the app.
What are the system requirements?
macOS 12+ or a current Windows 10/11 build is required for published desktop installers. At least 4GB RAM and ~500MB free disk space are recommended. Internet access is required only if you enable cloud AI providers or in-app update checks.
How do I control what files Guardian scans?
Use Settings > Scan Scope. Source (default) focuses on code and skips docs/tests/scripts/lockfiles. Extended adds infra and security surfaces (Docker/CI/locks/config). Full scans most text files for deep one-off audits.
How do I use web search with Guru?
Add your Tavily key in Settings, then enable Web Search. To force web search for a single message, prefix your question with /web or include @web. If your message includes a URL, Guardian prefers focused URL extraction; otherwise it uses web search.
Support & Community
How can I get help with Guardian?
Start with the documentation on this website. For technical issues and feature requests, use the repository issue tracker or contact us through the contact page.
Where can I report bugs or request features?
Use the contact page (recommended) and include reproduction steps and logs. You can also use the repository issue tracker if you prefer.
How often is Guardian updated?
Updates are delivered through the in-app updater when enabled, and new releases are also published via the distribution repository.
Need more help?
Share your issue (and logs if possible) and we will help you resolve it.