Installation Guide

Quick Install (Recommended)

Mac / Linux

Option 1 — One-line installer (recommended):

curl -fsSL https://guardrly.com/install.sh | bash

Option 2 — Manual install:

brew install pipx && pipx install guardrly

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://guardrly.com/install.ps1 | iex

The installer will:

1. Check Python 3.11+ is installed
2. Install the Guardrly package
3. Detect Claude Desktop or Cursor
4. Inject the MCP config automatically
5. Save your API key

Manual Installation

Step 1: Install the package

brew install pipx && pipx install guardrly

Step 2: Get your API key and HMAC Secret

Sign up at app.guardrly.com → Settings → API Keys → Create new key Your HMAC Secret is shown at Settings → MCP Configuration

Step 3: Add to Claude Desktop config

• Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guardrly": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["-m", "guardrly"],
      "env": {
        "GUARDRLY_API_KEY": "gly_your_key_here",
        "GUARDRLY_API_URL": "https://api.guardrly.com",
        "HMAC_SECRET": "your_hmac_secret_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Step 4: Restart Claude Desktop or Cursor

The make_http_request tool will appear in your Agent's tool list.

Verify Installation

Ask your Agent:

"Use make_http_request to GET https://httpbin.org/get"

Then check your Dashboard at app.guardrly.com/logs. You should see a new log entry within 60 seconds.

Requirements

• Python 3.11 or higher
• Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI tool
• Guardrly account (free at app.guardrly.com)