AI coding agents run commands with your permissions, including your SSH keys
and Git credentials. A single unattended git push can force-push over shared
history, delete a branch or publish unreviewed code, and that is hard to undo
once it reaches the server.
git-watchdog removes push access while an agent is running. As long as a
watched process is alive (by default the Claude CLI and Claude Desktop), it
puts the remotes of your local repositories in read-only mode:
git push fails instead of reaching the server.When the process exits, the original remotes are restored exactly as they were. It guards against accidental pushes, not a determined attacker; see https://github.com/dobicinaitis/git-watchdog#security-notes
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Snapd can be installed from Manjaro’s Add/Remove Software application (Pamac), found in the launch menu. From the application, search for snapd, select the result, and click Apply.
Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:
sudo pacman -S snapd
Once installed, the systemd unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install git-watchdog, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install git-watchdog
Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.
Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit snapcraft.io now.