Free IDE extension for risk-free vibe coding — keep secrets out of AI.
SoterAI IDE Guard scans your code, selections, and prompts for secrets, PII, and prompt injection — 100% locally — before they reach ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or Copilot. 100% free for every developer.
Risk-free vibe coding — your secrets never get revealed to the AI
The same protection teams pay for — free for the next generation of builders.
Free for everyone, forever. No trial clock, no credit card, no hidden upgrade nag.
Scanning runs 100% local. Your files, selections, and prompts never leave your machine on the detection path.
VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Kiro, Antigravity, and VSCodium. If you code with an AI assistant, IDE Guard protects it.
Catches hidden instructions, obfuscated payloads, and secret exfiltration attempts before they reach ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot.
3,200 public test cases. 100% recall. 0% false positives. 9.3ms median latency. Numbers you can check yourself.
Learn AI security the right way — redacted findings, safe-mode controls, and honest detection labels on every decision.
Open VS Code (or your editor), go to Extensions, search “SoterAI IDE Guard”, and click Install.
One click applies a local protection profile — secrets and prompt injections get blocked before they reach your AI assistant.
Send code to ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor knowing every paste is checked first.
IDE Guard is free for everyone — your teammates, classmates, and co-founders can install it too.
Docs-first: follow the official integration guide to verify installs, understand scan coverage, and tune Safe Mode for your workflow.
Read the getting-started docsOne extension, six editors. Click Install now — it opens the extension page directly inside your IDE.
Visual Studio Code
VerifiedMicrosoft's extensible code editor
Packaged runtime verified on 0.5.0
Cursor
VerifiedAI-native software development
Packaged runtime verified on 0.5.0
Windsurf
VerifiedAgentic development environment
Packaged runtime verified on 0.5.0
Kiro
VerifiedSpec-driven agentic IDE
Packaged runtime verified on 0.5.0
Antigravity
VerifiedAgent-first development environment
Packaged runtime verified on 0.5.0
VSCodium
AvailableCommunity-built, telemetry-free editor
Published on Open VSX; local runtime verification pending
Or install manually from the VS Marketplace, Open VSX, or a direct VSIX with published SHA-256 checksums.
68% of developers use AI assistants today. Your assignments, projects, and side projects flow through ChatGPT and Cursor — and with them, your API keys, database strings, and personal data. IDE Guard is the seatbelt for the AI era of coding.
Vibe code freely — API keys, secrets & personal data stay redacted before they reach the AI. Read the docs
100%
Recall on 3,200 benchmark cases
0%
False positives on benign code
9.3ms
Median detection latency
Methodology and raw results are public — verify them yourself in the benchmark report.
Yes. No verification, no credit card, no trial clock. Install it from the marketplace and start protecting your code within minutes — free for every developer, forever.
No. The extension installs directly from the VS Marketplace or Open VSX with no payment method required.
Really free. There is no trial clock, no watermark, and no usage cap on local scanning. The same detection engine powers our paid API Guard for teams.
No. Scanning is staged — fast local heuristics handle most traffic in milliseconds, and the heavier classifier only runs on the small residual. Median latency on the public benchmark is 9.3ms.
Local scanning runs entirely on your machine. No prompts, files, or secrets are uploaded on the detection path. Cloud features are opt-in and clearly labeled.
IDE Guard stays free as our way of protecting every developer. Businesses pay for the API Guard, browser guard, and n8n/Make/Zapier integrations that teams deploy at scale.
Ship your next project without leaking your secrets. Install free — it takes one minute.
Share this offer with your team — good security is better in groups.
