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ironcurtain

Active·★ 476·Apache-2.0·Updated 2026-05-28
★ Security & Safety★ LLM Infra

A secure* runtime for autonomous AI agents. Policy from plain-English constitutions. (*https://ironcurtain.dev)

IronCurtain provides a secure runtime for autonomous AI agents, enforcing security policies derived from human-readable constitutions to prevent issues like prompt injection. It ensures agents operate within defined boundaries through mechanisms like V8 isolates and a policy engine that mediates all tool calls.

#AI Agents#Security#Runtime#Policy Engine#LLM#Sandboxing#Prompt Injection#Docker
$ Install
$ npm install -g @provos/ironcurtain
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Constitution-driven Security Policy: Define security intent in plain English, which is then compiled into deterministic and enforceable rules.
02Semantic Interposition & Runtime Enforcement: All agent interactions and tool calls are routed through a policy engine that allows, denies, or escalates based on policy.
03Untrusted Agent Model: Assumes the LLM may be compromised (e.g., by prompt injection or drift), enforcing security at the boundary regardless of the model's behavior.
04Multi-mode Operation: Supports both an internal LLM agent running in a V8 sandbox (Code Mode) and external agents running in Docker containers (Docker Agent Mode).
05Built-in Capabilities: Ships with pre-configured MCP servers for filesystem, Git, web fetching, and GitHub operations, all governed by policy.
02

Compatibility

Node.js
Runtime
Verified via docs
Docker
Containerization
Verified via docs
Anthropic API
LLM Provider
Verified via docs
Google Generative AI API
LLM Provider
Verified via docs
OpenAI API
LLM Provider
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ npm install -g @provos/ironcurtain
04

Use cases

↳Securely Automating Development Tasks: Allowing AI agents to manage files and execute Git operations like cloning and pushing changes within defined security boundaries.
↳Autonomous Code Management and Bug Fixing: Utilizing agents to fix failing tests or perform code modifications in a project workspace with robust policy enforcement.
↳Controlled API Interactions: Enabling agents to interact with web services (e.g., web search, GitHub APIs) with granular policy control over each specific API call.
↳Managing AI Agent Security in Complex Environments: Running external AI agents (e.g., Claude Code, Goose) securely within a Docker container, with IronCurtain mediating every tool call through its policy engine.
↳Remote Agent Control and Escalation Handling: Interacting with and approving agent actions via end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms like Signal.
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Comments

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  • Q
    Quinn PatelMay 18, 2026

    Used as the policy layer for production agents handling sensitive operations

  • S
    Sasha ZhangMay 12, 2026

    The constitutional approach scales to complex policies without code changes

  • C
    Cameron ClarkMay 6, 2026

    The policy enforcement is secure without requiring security expertise to configure

  • O
    Oakley ChenMar 4, 2026

    Plain-English constitutional policies for AI agent runtime is the right UX for governance

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