Audience
AI engineering and security teams that need to enforce authorization policies and audit every action performed by AI systems before execution
About Kastra
Kastra is the authorization layer for AI systems, deciding what agents, models, and AI tools are allowed to do before they do it. It sits in the execution path of every prompt, tool call, shell command, database operation, and API request, evaluates each action against deterministic, attribute-based policy, and returns an allow, deny, redact, or escalate decision in under a millisecond. Unlike monitoring products that observe AI after it acts, Kastra blocks unauthorized behavior before it reaches a tool, API, database, or production system. Its unified control plane combines a policy engine, edge decision points, integrations, and a tamper-evident evidence vault that signs every decision for audit and replay. Kastra Edge brings local enforcement to developer machines, protecting Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, and other coding agents from destructive commands, secret exfiltration, unsafe file writes, and unauthorized tool use.
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Starting Price:
$19.99 per month
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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Kastra
Founded: 2026
United States
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Kastra Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does Kastra work with?
Kastra works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does Kastra support in their product?
Kastra supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does Kastra offer?
Kastra offers support via online.
Q: What other applications or services does Kastra integrate with?
Kastra integrates with: Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, Microsoft Excel, Go, Google Sheets, Java, JSON, OpenAI, OpenClaw, Python, Rust, Slack, Swift, TypeScript, and YAML.
Q: Does Kastra have an API?
Yes, Kastra has an API.
Q: What type of training does Kastra provide?
Kastra provides training in the form of documentation and live online.
Q: How much does Kastra cost?
Pricing for Kastra starts at $19.99 per month.
