sidclawhq/platform

**Approve, deny, and audit AI agent tool calls.**
Works with MCP, LangChain, OpenAI Agents, Claude Agent SDK, and 15+ more.
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Your agents call tools without oversight. SidClaw intercepts every tool call, checks it against your policies, and holds risky actions for human review before they execute.
Try it locally (10 seconds, no signup)
Opens a local governance dashboard at http://localhost:3030 with four pre-loaded scenarios (Claude Code rm -rf, fintech trade, DevOps scale-to-zero, clinical lab order). No signup, no Docker, no API key — just the approval card UX running in your browser.
See it in action
*Agent wants to send an email → policy flags it → reviewer sees full context → approves or denies → trace recorded.*
Works With Your Stack
SidClaw integrates with **18+ frameworks and platforms** — including OpenClaw (329K+ users), LangChain, OpenAI, MCP, Claude Agent SDK, Google ADK, NemoClaw, Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot, and more. Add governance in one line of code. See all integrations →
See It In Action
Customer Support Agent (Financial Services)
*An AI agent wants to send a customer email. Policy flags it for review. The reviewer sees full context — who, what, why — and approves with one click. Every step is traced.*
Infrastructure Automation (DevOps)
*An AI agent wants to scale production services. High-risk deployments require human approval. Read-only monitoring is allowed instantly.*
Clinical Decision Support (Healthcare)
*An AI assistant recommends lab orders. The physician reviews the clinical context and approves. Medication prescribing is blocked by policy — only physicians can prescribe.*
How It Works
Four primitives govern every agent action:
- **allow** → action executes immediately, trace recorded
- **approval_required** → human sees context card, approves/denies, trace recorded
- **deny** → blocked before execution, no data accessed, trace recorded
Deploy your own SidClaw instance ($0)
Railway is the recommended one-click deploy — it spins up Postgres + API + Dashboard together. Vercel hosts only the Next.js dashboard; pair it with a hosted API.
Vercel (dashboard only — point at an existing SidClaw API)
Vercel can only host the dashboard (Next.js). The API is Fastify — deploy it to Railway, Fly, Render, or run via Docker. Set NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL on the dashboard project to point at it.
Under 3 minutes to a working instance on Railway.
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Quick Start — Pick What Fits
Option 1: Claude Code Hooks (zero code)
For Claude Code users. Every Bash, Write, Agent, mcp__* tool call is governed by SidClaw:
Restart Claude Code. rm -rf pauses for approval, git push --force gets flagged, every tool call is traced with a hash-chained audit trail. See hooks/README.md.
Option 2: create-sidclaw-app (interactive scaffold)
Option 3: MCP Governance Proxy (zero code, wraps any MCP server)
Jump to the MCP Governance Proxy section below.
Option 4: SDK wrapper (one line per tool)
Same thing in Python
Full TypeScript example with imports
Full Python example with imports
MCP Governance Proxy
Wrap any MCP server with policy evaluation and approval workflows. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Copilot — any MCP client. Listed on the official MCP Registry .
Add to your .mcp.json:
- SELECT * FROM customers → **allowed** (~50ms overhead)
- DELETE FROM customers WHERE id = 5 → **held for human approval**
- DROP TABLE customers → **denied by policy**
Full MCP governance docs →
Why not just auth / sandboxing / logging?
| Approach | What it solves | What it doesn't solve |
|----------|---------------|----------------------|
| **Auth (Okta, OAuth)** | Who is this agent? | Should this specific action execute right now? |