Ramparts Security Scanner vs guardrails-lite
Ramparts Security Scanner is an MCP server published by highflame-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). guardrails-lite is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by edtrackai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Ramparts Security Scanner |  guardrails-lite |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:1ddf4303800e Forks (GitHub): 20 Pulls (Docker Hub): 35 444 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 98 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace davepoon/buildwithclaude | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Ramparts Security Scanner | guardrails-lite |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 98 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 35 444 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 20 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/ramparts) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/getjavelin/ramparts | github.com/edtrackai/claude-code-guardrails-lite |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-16 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Ramparts Security Scanner
A comprehensive security scanner for MCP servers with YARA rules and static analysis capabilities.
guardrails-lite
Pattern-based PreToolUse-style checks that deny .env reads (Read/Grep/Glob and Bash readers), git force pushes, and recursive rm on /, ~ or $HOME before Claude Code runs them. About 75 lines of dependency-free JavaScript.
How to run each
Ramparts Security Scanner As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio ramparts -- docker run -i --rm mcp/rampartsguardrails-lite As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add davepoon/buildwithclaude
/plugin install guardrails-lite@buildwithclaudeCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of guardrails-lite publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of guardrails-lite publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Ramparts Security Scanner · What it can do: guardrails-lite · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.