AIF
AIF is a local firewall that blocks unsafe actions by coding and personal AI agents before they run, for developers and power users.
What it is good for
- Blocking risky commands from coding agents before they run
- Keeping secrets and files safe from AI agents
- Reviewing what an AI agent tried to do on your machine
- Monitoring blocked actions on a local dashboard
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Not stated
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenClaw
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- GitHub stars
- 1,805
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Do I need to know how to code to use AIF?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does AIF work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, and OpenClaw.
- What is AIF good for?
- Blocking risky commands from coding agents before they run, keeping secrets and files safe from AI agents, reviewing what an AI agent tried to do on your machine, and monitoring blocked actions on a local dashboard.
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