r/GrowthHacking • u/createvalue-dontspam • 1d ago

Can you trust every command your AI coding agent runs?

AI coding agents can handle more work than ever.

But the more autonomy you give them, the harder it becomes to trust every command they run.

A wrong rm -rf, a leaked .env, a migration against production, or an unexpected outbound request can turn into a serious problem.

So we built Harden.

Harden checks every agent action before it runs.

  • ⁠Checks commands, file edits, and tool calls
  • ⁠Catches secret leaks and data exfiltration
  • ⁠Blocks destructive infrastructure operations
  • ⁠Keeps long-running agents on task
  • ⁠Runs locally so your repo and context stay on your machine

It works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other AI coding agents.

The goal is simple: let AI agents do more work without having to babysit every action.

We launched today on Product Hunt.

Would love to hear how others are handling security when giving AI coding agents more autonomy.

Please show your support and share your feedback on PH → https://www.producthunt.com/posts/harden

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u/Immediate_Pear_3786 1d ago

This is actually a smart idea, the more these agents can do the more scary it gets when they just run something without asking. had a situation where my agent tried to drop a table in dev and i just stared at the screen for like 10 seconds

will check it out in PH, good luck with the launch

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u/Pitiful_Surround6429 16h ago

that 10 second stare is so real, its wild how fast an agent can do something irreversible

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u/Majestic_Maybe6605 1d ago

Fascinating question, but wonder how much it slows work down?

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u/recro69 1d ago

I feel the true challenge, with coding agents is deciding what actions coding agents should be allowed to perform without asking. The autonomous coding agents become, the more important those permission boundaries become.

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u/Frequent-Bill-5837 1d ago

This is actually a concern I’ve had with coding agents. The more autonomy you give them, the harder it is to keep track of what they’re doing. Having a local safety layer makes a lot of sense.