GuardDog
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Oct 2026; it is registered on GitHub and PyPI and has been in the index since 27 Jun 2026. How this is checked
GuardDog is an open-source CLI tool that helps developers and security teams identify potentially malicious open source packages in their projects. It scans dependencies for threats, improving software supply chain security. Distributed under the Apache-2.0 license.
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Overview
5 featuresPurpose: Detecting and preventing the use of malicious open source packages in software projects.
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Audience: Software developers and security engineers
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Functions: monitoring
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Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: unknown
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Apache-2.0 · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
GuardDog sits in PulseGate's Penetration testing & red teaming category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on detecting and preventing the use of malicious open source packages in software projects. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for software developers and security engineers. Basis unknown · not verified: GuardDog is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Basis unknown · not verified: GuardDog is available on the command line.
Behind GuardDog is DataDog, and it first shipped in 2022. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1.1k stars and 86 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include malicious package detection, open source scanning, and CLI interface.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Malicious package detection
- Open source scanning
- CLI interface
- Security analysis
- Package auditing
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
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Frequently asked questions about GuardDog
- What does GuardDog do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: GuardDog focuses on detecting and preventing the use of malicious open source packages in software projects. It is catalogued under Penetration testing & red teaming on PulseGate.
- Who should use GuardDog?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: GuardDog is an open-source project built for software developers and security engineers.
- Is GuardDog free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — GuardDog is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does GuardDog run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: GuardDog runs on the command line.
- Is GuardDog still active?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Oct 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 86 commits in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to GuardDog?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include guardops, pipguard, and shipguard.guardopspipguardshipguard
- Who develops GuardDog?
- GuardDog is developed by DataDog.
- How long has GuardDog been around?
- GuardDog first shipped in 2022.
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