About TameFlare
TameFlare is a governance layer for AI agents. It sits between your agents and the tools they use, enforcing policies on every action before it executes.
Why this exists
AI agents are getting access to production systems - source control, payment processors, infrastructure, communication tools. Most agent frameworks have few or no runtime guardrails beyond prompt instructions. The agent decides what to do and does it.
TameFlare exists because agents need architectural enforcement, not just prompt-level instructions. If an agent's API keys live inside the agent, no amount of system prompts can prevent misuse. TameFlare moves the keys to a gateway and requires a cryptographically signed, single-use token for every action.
The result: agents can't bypass policies because the enforcement is structural, not behavioral.
Project maturity
TameFlare is actively developed and source-available under the Elastic License v2 (ELv2). The core platform - transparent proxy gateway, connector system (GitHub, OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, Slack, Generic HTTP, Webhook, MCP), credential vault, per-gateway permissions, approval workflow, dashboard, and CLI - is complete and functional.
Current version
v0.8
First release
2025
Status
Active
Gateway v2 (proxy)
Stable
CLI v2
Stable
Dashboard
Stable
8 Connectors
Stable
Credential vault
Stable
Prometheus metrics
Stable
Rate limiting
Stable
SSO / SAML
Planned
License
TameFlare is licensed under the Elastic License v2 (ELv2). In short:
- + Free to use, modify, and deploy
- + Full source code available
- + Commercial use permitted
- − Cannot be offered as a managed/hosted service by third parties
- − Cannot remove or alter licensing enforcement or functionality
Team & governance
TameFlare is built and maintained by a small team based in Denmark, EU. We believe in transparency about project sustainability, and our architecture reflects European values around data sovereignty and privacy.
Maintainers
Small team
Core contributors with full commit access
Governance
Benevolent dictator
Single decision-maker with community input
Bus factor
Low
Honest: key-person risk exists. Mitigated by source-available code.
Contributions
Welcome
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines
What "low bus factor" means for you
- + Source code is fully available - you can fork and maintain independently
- + No vendor lock-in - source code is fully available for audit and forking
- + ELv2 license allows commercial use and modification
- − If the maintainer becomes unavailable, no automatic succession plan
- − Enterprise customers should evaluate this risk against their requirements
Security audit status
TameFlare has not yet undergone a third-party security audit. The codebase is source-available for independent review. We have 51 unit tests, 220+ integration tests, and security-specific test coverage (auth bypass, RBAC, rate limiting, nonce replay, input validation).
A formal third-party audit is planned. See the Security documentation for full details on our testing approach and current coverage.
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