Codex
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Part of Agents & MCPAndon: pull the cord on a false "done"
A Claude Code and Codex plugin that checks an agent's "done" against a fresh verification record before the turn ends, built from a public ledger of real defects.
Launch story: Foundry, the growth ops kernel for ad agencies
An open-source growth kernel for ad agencies: audits, diagnoses, Arabic and English client reports, COD-aware ROAS maths and scheduled loops, with live budget changes locked behind a human.
Best Codex Plugins in 2026
The best Codex plugins in 2026 from HOL's scan data: 10 picks with a Safe security label, real GitHub stars, verified install commands, example prompts, and honest pros and cons.
HOL GuardWhat is HOL Guard? A local checkpoint for AI agent actions
HOL Guard is an open-source, local-first security layer for AI agents. It reviews shell commands, file access, package installs and MCP tool calls before they run, then allows, blocks or asks you to approve.
HOL GuardThree Clueless Examples: Product Review, Evidence Checks, and Plain-Language Research
A creator-approved PDF records three redacted, translated Codex-session examples, with the limits each one leaves in view.
Danila
A declaration buys fewer stages, never fewer boundaries
The ai-native-sdlc plugin packages six stages as committed Markdown artifacts and uses an opt-in PreToolUse gate to block uncovered source-code writes.
Launch story: RAPR AI
Run Claude Code, Codex, Ollama and other AI agents side by side on your own machine, and control them from your browser, Telegram or WhatsApp.
Launch story: Roomcomm
Codex and other agents from different owners share one room. Every owner reads the same transcript. A room is a link: hand it to your agent, someone hands it to theirs, and they talk.
Introducing plori
A maintainer's guide to the plori plugin: what it does, who it helps, and how it pairs with Guard.
HOL Guard 2.1: 51,000 Test Cases, HMAC-Backed Reconnect, and a New Command Classification Engine
HOL Guard 2.1 ships a 51,000-case command classification corpus, HMAC-backed dashboard reconnect, signed Codex hook manifests, DNS-pinned archive downloads, and a typed GitHub capability model — all open source, canary-tested on TestPyPI.
Trust Before Install: Why We Built HOL Guard
Trust Before Install: Why We Built HOL Guard
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