reflex vs Agent Guardrails
reflex is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
reflex is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AlumKal. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Agent Guardrails is an MCP server published by logi-cmd. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace alumkal/claude-reflex | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.3 Downloads/month (npm): 441 Downloads/week (npm): 53 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 | reflexno longer listed · | Agent Guardrails |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (agent-guardrails) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alumkal/claude-reflex | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of reflex
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Pre-execution safety layer that blocks dangerous shell commands and credential file reads using pattern matching + LLM analysis. Fail-closed design.
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AI-powered tool use validation using LLM backends (Vertex AI, etc.) to evaluate command safety and correctness
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Plain-English translation layer for non-technical Copilot CLI users. Translates every approval prompt, error message, and technical output into clear, jargon-free English with…
What each says it does
reflex
Regex-triggered prompt injection and guardrails for Read/Write/Bash tools.
Agent Guardrails
Merge gates and safety checks for AI coding agents via MCP.
How to run each
reflex
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Agent Guardrails As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio agent-guardrails -- npx -y agent-guardrailsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: reflex · What it can do: Agent Guardrails · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.