Side-by-Side Comparison
defender vs self-host
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● StackOneHQ/defender (135)
● boxd-sh/self-host (136)
☆ 135defender stars
☆ 136self-host stars
+1Difference
self-hostStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
self-host Leads
+1 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
defender Leads
14 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
self-host
Pushed 12h ago
Licensing
Apache-2.0
Both share open license
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | StackOneHQ/defender ↗ | boxd-sh/self-host ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Open source prompt injection protection for Agents calling tools (via MCP, CLI or direct function calling). Detect and defend against prompt injection attacks. 22MB, CPU-only, < 10ms latency. | Fast, isolated machines for AI agents and dev teams, self-hosted in your own cloud. Use them as agent sandboxes, dev environments or servers, on GCP, AWS or bare metal. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 135 | ☆ 136 |
| Forks | 14 | 7 |
| Open Issues | 1 | 1 |
| Main Language | TypeScript | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last Push | Nov 10, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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