Show HN: RipStop – Git guardrails to reduce impact if your code agent goes wild

Category: security

Tags: git-hooks, ai-safety, cli-tool, typeScript, guardrails

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 7, Utility: 7)

RipStop is a TypeScript CLI that provides Git hook and CI guardrails specifically designed for repos where AI coding agents (like Cursor or Claude Code) make changes, enforcing consistent policy checks on commits, messages, pushes, and rebases. Its innovative approach of combining self-protection mechanisms (preventing agents from weakening the rules), agent-readable policy summaries, and forensic logging fills a practical gap in securing AI-assisted development workflows. While still early-stage with no stars, the design addresses a real and growing need for repo-local enforcement beyond traditional sandboxing and branch protection.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, security engineers

Repository: https://github.com/jonverrier/RipStop · TypeScript · MIT

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