Sgasser Pasteguard by sgasser
AI gets the context. Not your secrets. Open-source privacy proxy for LLMs.
About Sgasser Pasteguard
From the project's README at github.com/sgasser/pasteguard. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
AI gets the context. Not your secrets. Automatically hides names, emails, and API keys before you send prompts to AI.
<img src="assets/comparison.png" width="100%" alt="PasteGuard, Without vs. With: masks names, emails, and API keys before t
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 615 | github.com/sgasser/pasteguard |
| GitHub forks | 25 | github.com/sgasser/pasteguard |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 0.3 years | since Jan 2026 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 9 | last: 2 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: PasteGuard – Use OpenAI and Claude without exposing your secrets
- Show HN: PasteGuard – Self-hosted privacy proxy for LLMs
- PageGuard – scan a URL, get compliance docs from the actual tech detected
- Show HN: Agentastic.dev is Ghostty and Git worktrees = multi-agent CC/Codex IDE
- Zsh scripts to copy or paste image in Ubuntu / WSL
Ready to self-host Sgasser Pasteguard?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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