# Guardian Core

> Local Guardian scanner with bundled signatures and dashboard. Realtime + batch scanning, no webhook/API/cron automation paths.

- Skill: `johnalbertini14-glitch/guardian-core` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 23 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add johnalbertini14-glitch/guardian-core`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/johnalbertini14-glitch/guardian-core/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: johnalbertini14-glitch (https://skillmd.com/u/johnalbertini14-glitch)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/johnalbertini14-glitch/guardian-core

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# Guardian Core

Guardian Core is the minimal, local-first scanner package.

## Included
- Realtime pre-scan
- Batch scan/report
- Bundled signature definitions
- Local SQLite logging (`guardian.db`)
- Local dashboard files

## Not included in core package
- Webhook integrations
- HTTP API server
- Cron automation setup helpers
- Remote definition update scripts

## Install
```bash
cd ~/.openclaw/skills/guardian-core
./install.sh
```

## Verify
```bash
python3 scripts/admin.py status
python3 scripts/admin.py threats
python3 scripts/admin.py report
```

## Environment/config reads
- `GUARDIAN_WORKSPACE`
- `GUARDIAN_CONFIG`

## Python API
```python
from core.realtime import RealtimeGuard

guard = RealtimeGuard()
result = guard.scan_message(user_text, channel="telegram")
if guard.should_block(result):
    return guard.format_block_response(result)
```