guardrails - Interactive Security Guardrails Configuration

Helps users configure comprehensive security guardrails for their OpenClaw workspace through an interactive interview process.

Commands

guardrails setup

Interactive setup mode - Guides user through creating their GUARDRAILS.md file.

Workflow:

1. Run environment discovery: bash scripts/discover.sh

2. Classify risks: bash scripts/discover.sh | python3 scripts/classify-risks.py

3. Generate tailored questions: bash scripts/discover.sh | python3 scripts/classify-risks.py | python3 scripts/generate_questions.py

4. Conduct interactive interview with the user:

   • Ask questions from the generated question bank (tailored to discovered environment)
   • Present suggestions for each question
   • Allow custom answers
   • Follow up when appropriate

5. Generate GUARDRAILS.md: echo '<json>' | python3 scripts/generate_guardrails_md.py /path/to/guardrails-config.json

   • Stdin JSON format: {"discovery": {...}, "classification": {...}, "answers": {...}}

6. Present the generated GUARDRAILS.md for review

7. Ask for confirmation before writing to workspace

8. Write GUARDRAILS.md to workspace root

9. Save guardrails-config.json to workspace root

Important:

• Be conversational and friendly during the interview

• Explain why each question matters

• Provide context about discovered risks

• Highlight high-risk skills/integrations

• Allow users to skip or customize any answer

• Review the final output with the user before writing

guardrails review

Review mode - Check existing configuration against current environment.

Workflow:

1. Run discovery and classification

2. Load existing guardrails-config.json

3. Compare discovered skills/integrations against config

4. Identify gaps (new skills not covered, removed skills still in config)

5. Ask user about gaps only - don't re-interview everything

6. Update config and GUARDRAILS.md if changes needed

guardrails monitor

Monitor mode - Detect changes and potential violations.

Workflow:

1. Run: bash scripts/monitor.sh

2. Parse the JSON report

3. If status is "ok": silent or brief acknowledgment

4. If status is "needs-attention": notify user with details

5. If status is "review-recommended": suggest running guardrails review

Can be run manually or via cron/heartbeat.

Files Generated

• GUARDRAILS.md - The main guardrails document (workspace root)

• guardrails-config.json - Machine-readable config for monitoring (workspace root)

Notes

• This skill only helps create guardrails - enforcement is up to the agent

• Discovery (discover.sh) uses bash + jq; classification (classify-risks.py) uses Python standard library only

• Question generation and GUARDRAILS.md generation require an LLM — set OPENAI_API_KEY or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY

• Python scripts require the requests library (pip install requests)

• Discovery and classification are read-only operations

• Only setup and review modes write files, and only with user confirmation