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// agents Β· sheeki03/tirith

tirith

Terminal security that stops malicious prompts, URLs, and payloads before they run.

πŸ’Ž Hidden gemβ˜… 2.8k starsβ‘‚ 96 forksAGPL-3.0updated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

tirith is an open-source agents project by sheeki03 (sheeki03/tirith on GitHub). It has 2,752 GitHub stars and 96 forks, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 4 October 2026.

Repository
sheeki03/tirith
GitHub stars
2,752
Forks
96
License
AGPL-3.0
Last updated on GitHub
4 October 2026
Category
Agents
Listing
Hidden gem β€” a shorter page for a lesser-known project
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install Tirith

    Add the Rust CLI to your shell.

  2. Enable interception

    Hook it into your terminal workflow.

  3. Let agents work

    Commands pass through security checks.

  4. Review blocks

    See what was stopped and why.

// features

Why people love it

Homograph detection

Catches lookalike malicious URLs.

Pipe-to-shell guard

Stops dangerous curl-pipe-bash patterns.

ANSI injection block

Neutralizes terminal escape attacks.

Exfiltration watch

Flags data leaving your machine.

Malicious skill scan

Checks AI skills and configs too.

Rust speed

Interception with negligible overhead.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 β€” Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/sheeki03/tirith.git
    cd tirith
  2. Step 2 β€” Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 β€” Run it

    Follow the project’s launch command β€” Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains Tirith?

It is an open-source project at sheeki03/tirith with 96 forks.

Is Tirith free for commercial use?

It is AGPL-3.0, which has strong copyleft terms; check with legal for commercial use.

Does it slow down the terminal?

It is written in Rust for minimal overhead.

What about false positives?

Legitimate commands can be flagged; review the block log and allowlist.

Does it replace sandboxing?

No. It complements sandboxes by catching attacks at the shell layer.

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Get tirith

Free and open β€” grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.