// Guard secrets & permissions
opav1.21.1
Open Policy Agent (OPA) is an open source, general-purpose policy engine.
Open source Maintained For agents
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opa is open Policy Agent (OPA) is an open source, general-purpose policy engine.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to guard secrets & permissions.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it as the official guide describes.
- 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
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