Why teams pay for guardrails
Public evidence that destructive-command incidents are recurring and that teams already fund adjacent pre-execution security tooling. No invented metrics — every link is a primary source.
Adjacent paid solutions
Developers and security teams budget for tools that catch dangerous actions before they reach production. DestructGuard is a narrower, lower-cost layer focused on shell argv blocklists and human approve/deny — not a full secrets or SIEM platform.
- GitGuardian pricing — Freemium → Business/Enterprise per-developer seats for secrets detection.
- GitGuardian on AWS Marketplace — Published $5,500/yr for 25-developer Business plan.
- SOC 2 logging controls — Immutable audit trails as primary compliance evidence.
Public incident pain
Documented cases where AI coding agents ran destructive git or filesystem commands. These match the argv patterns DestructGuard blocklists by default.
How DestructGuard fits
- Block before exec — deny on match (exit 2) without spawning the subprocess
- Audit trail — JSONL at
~/.destructguard/audit.jsonl - Agent wrap —
destructguard guard -- <command> - Pro Pack ($9) — curated rules, team guide, GitHub Action template
DestructGuard does not replace GitGuardian, auditd, or a SIEM. It targets teams that need a lightweight local gate where AI agents share the developer shell.