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Argus
Static analysis for every package an AI agent installs
Argus is an open-source static-analysis CLI that inspects every package an AI agent or MCP server tries to install. It runs SAST on the actual source code and blocks malicious payloads before they touch your machine.
Hey PH
I built Argus out of a frustration I kept running into as a developer.
You're deep in a project, moving fast, pulling in a new package or cloning a repo someone recommended. You run the install, it works, and you move on. Then ten minutes later that little voice kicks in — what did I just install? How do I actually know that was safe?
Checksums and signatures don't answer that question.
They tell you the package is authentic, not what the code actually does.
That gap got a lot worse when AI coding agents entered the picture. Now it's not just me making that call. Claude Code, Cursor, and others are autonomously pulling in packages on my behalf and I'm not even in the loop.
Argus intercepts the package before it lands, runs static analysis on the actual source, and blocks anything dangerous.
One binary, zero dependencies, chains in front of any package manager with &&. It also integrates directly with Claude Code via a PreToolUse hook so agent installs go through the same gate.
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About Argus on Product Hunt
“Static analysis for every package an AI agent installs”
Argus was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #134 on the daily leaderboard. Argus is an open-source static-analysis CLI that inspects every package an AI agent or MCP server tries to install. It runs SAST on the actual source code and blocks malicious payloads before they touch your machine.
Argus was featured in Developer Tools (514k followers), Artificial Intelligence (471k followers), GitHub (41.3k followers) and Security (2.7k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 199.8k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Argus?
Argus was hunted by Daniel Blanco. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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