Show HN: SteerPlane β open-source runtime guardrails for AI agents
Without guardrails: π A single misconfigured agent can enter an infinite loop πΈ A runaway agent can burn through $10,000+ in API credits overnight π Agents can take destructive actions with zero visibility SteerPlane fixes this with one line of code. Agents are never unprotected π§ͺ CI/CD GitHub Actions pipeline β lint, test, build Docker on every push Hosted/Enterprise tier: alert-mode human-approval workflows (with email/webhook notifications), server-side provider-key vaulting, and Redis-backed multi-worker gateway state are available on SteerPlane's hosted plan. The open-source SDK still exposes the enforcement="alert" client options so it works out of the box against a hosted or enterprise deployment β self-hosting only the free tier here runs kill-mode enforcement.
- βͺWithout guardrails: π A single misconfigured agent can enter an infinite loop πΈ A runaway agent can burn through $10,000+ in API credits overnight π Agents can take destructive actions with zero visibility SteerPlane fixes this with one
- βͺAgents are never unprotected π§ͺ CI/CD GitHub Actions pipeline β lint, test, build Docker on every push Hosted/Enterprise tier: alert-mode human-approval workflows (with email/webhook notifications), server-side provider-key vaulting, and Re
- βͺThe open-source SDK still exposes the enforcement="alert" client options so it works out of the box against a hosted or enterprise deployment β self-hosting only the free tier here runs kill-mode enforcement.
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Runtime guardrails for autonomous AI agents. Cost limits Β· Loop detection Β· Dual enforcement (Kill/Alert) Β· Streaming gateway Β· Policy engine Β· Human-in-the-loop Β· CLI Β· Docker Β· 4 framework integrations pip install steerplane Β· npm install steerplane π steerplane.com The Problem AI agents can call APIs, execute code, browse the web, and make real-world decisions. Without guardrails: π A single misconfigured agent can enter an infinite loop πΈ A runaway agent can burn through $10,000+ in API credits overnight π Agents can take destructive actions with zero visibility SteerPlane fixes this with one line of code.
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