attenu-guard
attenu-guard is an Apache-2.0 Python package that enforces least-privilege authorization when AI agents delegate work to sub-agents. It constrains child permissions to those of the parent and records audit logs that can be verified offline, with integrations for agent frameworks and MCP-based workflows.
Overview
7 featuresattenu-guard sits in PulseGate's AI & LLM security category. It focuses on preventing delegated AI agents from exceeding their parent agent's permissions while preserving verifiable audit records. attenu-guard is an open-source project aimed at AI agent developers and security engineers. attenu-guard is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It ships for the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by attenu-io, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 44 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 7 catalogued features are permission inheritance, delegation controls, and least-privilege enforcement. It exposes integrations via an MCP server.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Permission inheritance
- Delegation controls
- Least-privilege enforcement
- Audit logging
- Offline verification
- Agent framework integrations
- MCP support
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Frequently asked questions about attenu-guard
- What does attenu-guard do?
- Attenu-guard focuses on preventing delegated AI agents from exceeding their parent agent's permissions while preserving verifiable audit records. It is catalogued under AI & LLM security on PulseGate.
- Who should use attenu-guard?
- attenu-guard is an open-source project built for AI agent developers and security engineers.
- Is attenu-guard free?
- Yes — attenu-guard is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does attenu-guard run on?
- attenu-guard runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is attenu-guard still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 44 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to attenu-guard?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AgentGuard, AgentGuard, and govern-agent.AgentGuardAgentGuardgovern-agent
- Who makes attenu-guard?
- attenu-guard is developed by attenu-io.
- When did attenu-guard launch?
- attenu-guard first shipped in 2026.
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