thumbgate 1.27.12 → 1.27.14
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- package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +1 -1
- package/.well-known/llms.txt +2 -1
- package/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json +1 -1
- package/README.md +2 -4
- package/adapters/claude/.mcp.json +2 -2
- package/adapters/mcp/server-stdio.js +1 -1
- package/adapters/opencode/opencode.json +1 -1
- package/adapters/policy-engine/ethicore-guardian-client.js +68 -0
- package/adapters/policy-engine/thumbgate-policy-engine-adapter.js +260 -0
- package/bin/cli.js +78 -259
- package/config/gate-templates.json +0 -228
- package/config/gates/claim-verification.json +0 -18
- package/package.json +35 -25
- package/public/assets/brand/thumbgate-logo-transparent.svg +22 -0
- package/public/assets/brand/thumbgate-mark-inline-v3.svg +19 -0
- package/public/assets/brand/thumbgate-mark.svg +11 -5
- package/public/blog.html +0 -30
- package/public/brand/thumbgate-mark.svg +9 -5
- package/public/chatgpt-app.html +2 -2
- package/public/compare.html +2 -1
- package/public/dashboard.html +1 -1
- package/public/federal.html +1 -1
- package/public/index.html +95 -216
- package/public/learn.html +59 -35
- package/public/lessons.html +1 -1
- package/public/numbers.html +2 -2
- package/public/pro.html +7 -7
- package/scripts/agent-readiness.js +142 -0
- package/scripts/aws-blocks-guardrails.js +228 -0
- package/scripts/cli-schema.js +22 -10
- package/scripts/dashboard-chat.js +2 -1
- package/scripts/document-intake.js +1 -49
- package/scripts/durability/step.js +3 -3
- package/scripts/gate-stats.js +5 -11
- package/scripts/gates-engine.js +0 -49
- package/scripts/gemini-embedding-policy.js +2 -1
- package/scripts/hook-stop-anti-claim.js +116 -184
- package/scripts/hosted-config.js +0 -12
- package/scripts/lesson-search.js +1 -15
- package/scripts/llm-client.js +187 -5
- package/scripts/plausible-domain-config.js +3 -1
- package/scripts/seo-gsd.js +240 -1
- package/scripts/tool-registry.js +2 -2
- package/scripts/vector-store.js +44 -0
- package/scripts/workspace-evolver.js +62 -2
- package/src/api/server.js +340 -131
- package/public/assets/brand/thumbgate-mark-inline.svg +0 -15
- package/public/compare/adopt-ai.html +0 -219
- package/public/compare/agentix-labs.html +0 -197
- package/public/compare/ai-experience-orchestration.html +0 -216
- package/public/compare/anthropic-claude-for-legal.html +0 -260
- package/public/compare/anthropic-containment.html +0 -280
- package/public/compare/arcade.html +0 -175
- package/public/compare/arcjet.html +0 -239
- package/public/compare/bumblebee.html +0 -307
- package/public/compare/claude-code-hooks.html +0 -294
- package/public/compare/databricks-unity-ai-gateway.html +0 -215
- package/public/compare/fallow.html +0 -351
- package/public/compare/heidi.html +0 -233
- package/public/compare/mem0.html +0 -342
- package/public/compare/oak-and-sparrow-gatekeeper.html +0 -289
- package/public/compare/rein.html +0 -236
- package/public/compare/sigmashake.html +0 -256
- package/public/compare/speclock.html +0 -342
- package/public/guides/agent-harness-optimization.html +0 -342
- package/public/guides/agentic-web-governance.html +0 -406
- package/public/guides/ai-agent-governance-sprint.html +0 -415
- package/public/guides/ai-agent-pre-action-approval-gates.html +0 -401
- package/public/guides/ai-agent-workflow-migration-checklist.html +0 -392
- package/public/guides/ai-deployment-readiness.html +0 -415
- package/public/guides/ai-mode-ads-agent-governance.html +0 -401
- package/public/guides/ai-search-topical-presence.html +0 -342
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- package/public/guides/background-agent-governance.html +0 -358
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- package/public/guides/browser-automation-safety.html +0 -342
- package/public/guides/chatgpt-ads-trust.html +0 -353
- package/public/guides/claude-code-feedback.html +0 -339
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- package/public/guides/code-knowledge-graph-guardrails.html +0 -365
- package/public/guides/codex-cli-guardrails.html +0 -339
- package/public/guides/cursor-agent-guardrails.html +0 -339
- package/public/guides/cursor-prevent-repeated-mistakes.html +0 -161
- package/public/guides/database-agent-safety.html +0 -406
- package/public/guides/deepseek-v4-runtime-guardrails.html +0 -346
- package/public/guides/developer-machine-supply-chain-guardrails.html +0 -358
- package/public/guides/gcp-mcp-guardrails.html +0 -147
- package/public/guides/gemini-cli-feedback-memory.html +0 -339
- package/public/guides/gpt-5-5-model-evaluation.html +0 -358
- package/public/guides/internal-ai-engineering-stack-guardrails.html +0 -348
- package/public/guides/long-running-agent-context-management.html +0 -346
- package/public/guides/mcp-tool-governance.html +0 -401
- package/public/guides/multica-thumbgate-setup.html +0 -134
- package/public/guides/native-messaging-host-security.html +0 -342
- package/public/guides/policy-engine-pre-action-gates.html +0 -346
- package/public/guides/pre-action-checks.html +0 -342
- package/public/guides/pretooluse-hooks-vs-advisory-prompt-rules.html +0 -342
- package/public/guides/prompt-tricks-to-workflow-rules.html +0 -365
- package/public/guides/proxy-pointer-rag-guardrails.html +0 -352
- package/public/guides/rag-precision-tuning-guardrails.html +0 -352
- package/public/guides/reasoning-compression-guardrails.html +0 -346
- package/public/guides/relational-knowledge-ai-recommendations.html +0 -342
- package/public/guides/roo-code-alternative-cline.html +0 -339
- package/public/guides/semantic-programmatic-seo-guardrails.html +0 -352
- package/public/guides/seo-agent-skills-guardrails.html +0 -344
- package/public/guides/stop-repeated-ai-agent-mistakes.html +0 -342
- package/public/learn/ac-dc-runtime-enforcement.html +0 -277
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- package/public/learn/ai-agent-persistent-memory.html +0 -211
- package/public/learn/anthropomorphic-claim-gates.html +0 -180
- package/public/learn/background-agent-control-layer.html +0 -184
- package/public/learn/claude-code-goal-with-rubrics.html +0 -205
- package/public/learn/codex-role-plugins-need-governance.html +0 -125
- package/public/learn/cost-aware-agent-gate-routing.html +0 -173
- package/public/learn/databricks-unity-ai-gateway-runtime-governance.html +0 -157
- package/public/learn/deterministic-agent-workflows.html +0 -185
- package/public/learn/feedback-loop-vs-decision-layer.html +0 -283
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- package/public/learn/mcp-pre-action-checks-explained.html +0 -172
- package/public/learn/pretix-stripe-connect-marketplaces.html +0 -161
- package/public/learn/regulated-agent-execution-boundary.html +0 -196
- package/public/learn/spec-driven-development.html +0 -168
- package/public/learn/stop-ai-agent-force-push.html +0 -134
- package/public/learn/vibe-coding-safety-net.html +0 -142
- package/scripts/reddit-browser-notification-watch.js +0 -230
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