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CTRLRun

Python library that checks each agent action against a policy, holds sensitive ones for approval, and ensures consequential actions run at most once.

Actively maintained

Developer toolsFor developersOpen source
ctrlrun.dev ↗Launched on Product Hunt · Sep 9, 2026
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At a glanceswept Oct 17, 2026

12.6k installs/mo

Established

For
Python developers who need consequential AI agent actions, like refunds, checked against rules and human approval before they run.
Activity
Actively maintainedrelease 7 days ago · site updated 13 days ago
Runs as
SDK
Used for
  • Gate agent refunds behind amount-based approval rules
  • Route sensitive agent actions to a person for sign-off
  • Block agent actions that match no allow rule
Worth knowingcomputed from what we read · each with its source
  • 12,563 installs a month on pypipublic registry
  • Has an MCP server (1 in the registry)public registry →
  • Publishes llms.txt, a file written for AI assistantsctrlrun.dev ↗
  • Launched on Product Hunt on Sep 9, 2026Product Hunt ↗
How a program reaches itfound, not claimed · read Oct 22, 2026
  • MCP serverio.github.CTRLRun/ctrlrun-mcp-operatorpublished by CTRLRun on GitHub
  • Statenot asked yet

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  • What is CTRLRun?

    Python library that checks each agent action against a policy, holds sensitive ones for approval, and ensures consequential actions run at most once. It is listed in the Atlas under Developer tools.

  • Who is CTRLRun for?

    Python developers who need consequential AI agent actions, like refunds, checked against rules and human approval before they run.

  • Do people use CTRLRun?

    Established: 12.6k installs/mo (pypi).

  • Is CTRLRun still maintained?

    Actively maintained: release 7 days ago · site updated 13 days ago.

  • What are alternatives to CTRLRun?

    In Developer tools, by use: PolicyLayer, Agentic Control Plane, Rippletide Eval CLI, MyAgens, Connic, HextaUI Pro.

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