Show HN: Valk Guard– Catches dangerous SQL hidden inside your ORM,no DB required

Category: security

Tags: sql-linter, static-analysis, security-tool, orm, go, python, ci-cd

Score: 7.5/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 8, Documentation: 9, Utility: 7)

Valk Guard is an open-source SQL linter that analyzes ORM code (Goqu, SQLAlchemy) and raw SQL by walking ASTs, not regex, to detect dangerous patterns like missing WHERE clauses or schema drift without a live database. Its combination of AST-based code analysis, PostgreSQL grammar parsing, and CI integration fills a niche gap for static SQL safety in PR workflows.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/ValkDB/valk-guard · Go · Apache-2.0 · 32 stars

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