Documentation

One small invariant, with escape hatches where real repositories need them.

locguard works without configuration. These guides cover the full-tree CI check, optional repository policy, exact legacy exemptions, explicit scopes, and the threshold-scanning performance model.

Start

Quickstart

Install locguard and start enforcing small source files with no setup.

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Guide

Configuration

Customize limits, source recognition, exclusions, exemptions, and path-specific policy.

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CI and agent loops

Use the changed-file fast path locally and the authoritative full scan in automation.

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Reference

Command reference

Every locguard command, scope flag, policy override, and output mode.

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Performance model

Why locguard stays fast by avoiding files, bytes, parsing, and unnecessary state.

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Changelog

User-facing locguard release history.

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