HTTPjail: Fine-grained HTTP Filtering for AI Coding Agents and Development Tools
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ammario
8mo ago· 5 min readenNews
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Summary
The article introduces httpjail, a security tool designed to provide fine-grained HTTP filtering for AI coding agents and development tools. It addresses the security gap where powerful AI agents lack proper governance, allowing developers to bypass permissions. The tool implements a default-deny approach for HTTP(S) requests, enables scripting rules in JavaScript or shell, logs all requests, and ensures egress traffic stays within policy boundaries.
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Script rules in JS or shell, log every request, and keep egress within your policy
Coding agents are becoming more powerful every day without commensurate security and governance tooling
The result is a world where solo developers happily run claude --dangerously-skip-permissions for hours unmoderated
Default‑deny HTTP(S) for dev tools and AI agents. Script rules in JS or shell, log every request, and keep egress within your policy.
