wtf is helmoragent?

HELMOR Agent is a local tool that sits alongside AI coding assistants like Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf, watching over their work on a software project. The idea is that these AI agents are fast but can waste effort re reading the same files, forget earlier decisions, invent functions that do not exist, run risky commands, or drift away from what the product is actually supposed to do. HELMOR aims to catch these problems before they cause damage. It works by installing itself into a project and adding a small set of files under a .helmor folder: a profile describing the repo, a compact context card new AI sessions can read instead of rescanning everything, a handoff summary for whoever picks up the work next, and local state that is not committed to git. HELMOR also ships with more than 140 built in skills that route an agent's prompt toward the right kind of task, covering planning, building, testing, security review, and documentation. The tool runs in one of three modes. Observe mode simply warns and summarizes what it sees, which suits an existing project just adopting the tool. Guard mode actively blocks things like exposed secrets, destructive git commands, using the wrong package manager, or unsafe deployment actions. Strict mode is meant for release time, enforcing checks, handoffs, and a security review before shipping. HELMOR is local first: it does not require creating an account, does not upload your source code anywhere, and does not send telemetry in this version. It can be installed through npm, pnpm, yarn, bun, Homebrew on macOS, or a shell script on Linux and Windows, and integrates with supported agents either through hook compatible command entry points or generated project rule files. It is aimed at developers and agencies who rely heavily on AI coding agents and want a lightweight safety and context layer wrapped around that workflow.