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Proxy Architecture
Cencurity Engine is a local guardrail server for AI coding tools.
It sits between your IDE and the model provider.
Core idea
When the model sends code back, Cencurity Engine checks that output right away and can:
- pass safe output through
- hide sensitive output with
redact - stop dangerous output with
block
Start-here mental model
If you only remember one thing, remember this:
keep your API key in your IDE, run Cencurity Engine locally, and point your IDE to http://localhost:8080.
Most users do not need to copy their provider API key into Cencurity Engine.
Simple structure
IDE or agent
-> Cencurity Engine
-> model provider
Community and Engine
- Community exposes the same proxy pattern through
http://localhost:18082 - the standalone engine runs locally on
http://localhost:8080
