diff --git a/integrations/hol-guard/README.md b/integrations/hol-guard/README.md
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+# HOL Guard integration
+
+This is a native `pre_tool_use` plugin for GitAgent's `cli` tool. It sends each shell command to HOL Guard before GitAgent executes it and blocks the tool call when Guard denies it, requires review, fails, times out, or returns an unrecognized decision.
+
+The integration is intentionally narrow: it protects GitAgent shell execution and does not claim that unrelated tools are automatically covered.
+
+## Requirements
+
+Install HOL Guard in an isolated CLI environment:
+
+```bash
+pipx install hol-guard
+```
+
+The plugin invokes the installed `hol-guard` executable directly. No replacement policy engine is implemented in GitAgent.
+
+## Install from a GitAgent checkout
+
+Copy this directory into the agent's local plugin directory:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p /path/to/agent/plugins/hol-guard
+cp -R integrations/hol-guard/. /path/to/agent/plugins/hol-guard/
+```
+
+Then enable it in `agent.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+plugins:
+  hol-guard:
+    enabled: true
+    config:
+      binary: hol-guard
+      workspace: /path/to/agent
+```
+
+`HOL_GUARD_BIN` and `HOL_GUARD_HOME` can also provide the executable and Guard state directory.
+
+## Decision mapping
+
+The plugin calls HOL Guard's hook runtime using a `PreToolUse` payload for the GitAgent `cli` command. Guard remains the policy authority.
+
+- Guard `allow` -> GitAgent allows the command.
+- Guard `deny`/`block` -> GitAgent blocks the command.
+- Guard `ask`/`review` -> GitAgent blocks the command until the review is resolved outside the tool call.
+- Guard timeout, launch failure, malformed output, or unknown decision -> GitAgent blocks the command (fail closed).
+
+GitAgent's hook contract supports `allow`, `block`, and `modify`, but it has no native pending-review state, so Guard review decisions are conservatively mapped to `block`.
diff --git a/integrations/hol-guard/index.mjs b/integrations/hol-guard/index.mjs
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+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 6000;
+
+function nonEmptyString(value) {
+	return typeof value === "string" && value.trim() ? value.trim() : undefined;
+}
+
+function guardReason(payload) {
+	const hookSpecific = payload?.hookSpecificOutput;
+	for (const value of [
+		hookSpecific?.permissionDecisionReason,
+		payload?.reason,
+		payload?.stopReason,
+		payload?.message,
+	]) {
+		const text = nonEmptyString(value);
+		if (text) return text;
+	}
+	return "HOL Guard did not allow this command.";
+}
+
+export function guardResponseToHookResult(payload) {
+	if (!payload || typeof payload !== "object") {
+		return { action: "block", reason: "HOL Guard returned an invalid response." };
+	}
+
+	const permissionDecision = payload.hookSpecificOutput?.permissionDecision;
+	if (permissionDecision === "allow") return { action: "allow" };
+	if (permissionDecision === "deny") {
+		return { action: "block", reason: guardReason(payload) };
+	}
+	if (permissionDecision === "ask") {
+		return {
+			action: "block",
+			reason: guardReason(payload) || "HOL Guard requires review before this command can run.",
+		};
+	}
+
+	const decision = nonEmptyString(payload.decision)?.toLowerCase();
+	if (decision === "allow") return { action: "allow" };
+	if (decision === "block" || decision === "deny" || decision === "ask" || decision === "review") {
+		return { action: "block", reason: guardReason(payload) };
+	}
+
+	const policyAction = nonEmptyString(payload.policy_action)?.toLowerCase();
+	if (policyAction === "allow" || policyAction === "warn") return { action: "allow" };
+	if (["block", "review", "require-reapproval", "sandbox-required"].includes(policyAction)) {
+		return { action: "block", reason: guardReason(payload) };
+	}
+
+	return { action: "block", reason: "HOL Guard returned no recognized decision." };
+}
+
+function lastJsonObject(stdout) {
+	const lines = stdout.split(/\r?\n/).map((line) => line.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+	for (let i = lines.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		try {
+			const value = JSON.parse(lines[i]);
+			if (value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value)) return value;
+		} catch {
+			// Continue scanning in case HOL Guard emitted a diagnostic line first.
+		}
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
+function guardArgs(config) {
+	const args = ["guard", "hook"];
+	const guardHome = nonEmptyString(config.guard_home);
+	const home = nonEmptyString(config.home);
+	const workspace = nonEmptyString(config.workspace);
+	if (guardHome) args.push("--guard-home", guardHome);
+	args.push("--harness", "codex");
+	if (home) args.push("--home", home);
+	if (workspace) args.push("--workspace", workspace);
+	args.push("--json");
+	return args;
+}
+
+export async function evaluateWithGuard(ctx, config = {}) {
+	if (ctx?.tool !== "cli") return { action: "allow" };
+	const command = nonEmptyString(ctx?.args?.command);
+	if (!command) return { action: "allow" };
+
+	const binary = nonEmptyString(config.binary) || process.env.HOL_GUARD_BIN || "hol-guard";
+	const configuredTimeout = Number(config.timeout_ms);
+	const timeoutMs = Number.isFinite(configuredTimeout) && configuredTimeout > 0
+		? configuredTimeout
+		: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS;
+	const workspace = nonEmptyString(config.workspace) || process.cwd();
+	const input = JSON.stringify({
+		hook_event_name: "PreToolUse",
+		event: "PreToolUse",
+		session_id: ctx.session_id,
+		tool_name: "Bash",
+		tool_input: { command },
+		cwd: workspace,
+	});
+
+	return new Promise((resolve) => {
+		let stdout = "";
+		let stderr = "";
+		let settled = false;
+		const child = spawn(binary, guardArgs({ ...config, workspace }), {
+			stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+			env: { ...process.env },
+			shell: false,
+		});
+
+		const finish = (result) => {
+			if (settled) return;
+			settled = true;
+			clearTimeout(timer);
+			resolve(result);
+		};
+
+		const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+			child.kill("SIGTERM");
+			finish({
+				action: "block",
+				reason: `HOL Guard did not return a decision within ${timeoutMs}ms.`,
+			});
+		}, timeoutMs);
+
+		child.stdout.on("data", (chunk) => { stdout += chunk.toString("utf-8"); });
+		child.stderr.on("data", (chunk) => { stderr += chunk.toString("utf-8"); });
+		child.stdin.on("error", () => {});
+		child.on("error", (error) => {
+			finish({ action: "block", reason: `HOL Guard could not start: ${error.message}` });
+		});
+		child.on("close", (code) => {
+			if (settled) return;
+			if (code !== 0) {
+				finish({
+					action: "block",
+					reason: nonEmptyString(stderr) || `HOL Guard exited with code ${code}.`,
+				});
+				return;
+			}
+			const payload = lastJsonObject(stdout);
+			finish(guardResponseToHookResult(payload));
+		});
+
+		child.stdin.end(input);
+	});
+}
+
+export async function register(api) {
+	api.registerHook("pre_tool_use", async (ctx) => evaluateWithGuard(ctx, api.config));
+}
diff --git a/integrations/hol-guard/plugin.yaml b/integrations/hol-guard/plugin.yaml
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+id: hol-guard
+name: HOL Guard
+version: 0.1.0
+description: Gate GitAgent CLI tool calls through HOL Guard before execution
+author: Hashgraph Online
+license: MIT
+engine: ">=2.2.0"
+entry: index.mjs
+
+config:
+  properties:
+    binary:
+      type: string
+      description: HOL Guard executable to invoke
+      env: HOL_GUARD_BIN
+      default: hol-guard
+    guard_home:
+      type: string
+      description: Optional HOL Guard state directory
+      env: HOL_GUARD_HOME
+    home:
+      type: string
+      description: Optional home directory passed to HOL Guard
+    workspace:
+      type: string
+      description: Workspace path evaluated by HOL Guard
+    timeout_ms:
+      type: number
+      description: Maximum time to wait for a Guard decision
+      default: 6000
diff --git a/test/hol-guard-integration.test.ts b/test/hol-guard-integration.test.ts
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+import { chmod, mkdtemp, readFile, writeFile } from "fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "os";
+import { join } from "path";
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { evaluateWithGuard, guardResponseToHookResult } from "../integrations/hol-guard/index.mjs";
+
+describe("HOL Guard GitAgent integration", () => {
+	it("maps Guard decisions to GitAgent hook results", () => {
+		assert.deepEqual(
+			guardResponseToHookResult({ hookSpecificOutput: { permissionDecision: "allow" } }),
+			{ action: "allow" },
+		);
+		assert.deepEqual(
+			guardResponseToHookResult({
+				hookSpecificOutput: {
+					permissionDecision: "deny",
+					permissionDecisionReason: "blocked by guard",
+				},
+			}),
+			{ action: "block", reason: "blocked by guard" },
+		);
+		assert.equal(
+			guardResponseToHookResult({ hookSpecificOutput: { permissionDecision: "ask" } }).action,
+			"block",
+		);
+		assert.equal(guardResponseToHookResult({ unexpected: true }).action, "block");
+	});
+
+	it("only gates the cli tool", async () => {
+		assert.deepEqual(
+			await evaluateWithGuard({ tool: "read", args: { path: "README.md" } }, { binary: "missing-guard" }),
+			{ action: "allow" },
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("invokes HOL Guard with the command payload and blocks a deny", async (t) => {
+		if (process.platform === "win32") {
+			t.skip("fixture executable uses a POSIX shebang");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const dir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "gitagent-hol-guard-"));
+		const capture = join(dir, "capture.json");
+		const fixture = join(dir, "hol-guard-fixture.mjs");
+		await writeFile(
+			fixture,
+			`#!/usr/bin/env node\nimport { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";\nlet input = "";\nfor await (const chunk of process.stdin) input += chunk;\nwriteFileSync(process.env.GUARD_CAPTURE, JSON.stringify({ argv: process.argv.slice(2), input: JSON.parse(input) }));\nprocess.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ hookSpecificOutput: { permissionDecision: "deny", permissionDecisionReason: "Guard blocked the command" } }) + "\\n");\n`,
+			"utf-8",
+		);
+		await chmod(fixture, 0o755);
+
+		const previous = process.env.GUARD_CAPTURE;
+		process.env.GUARD_CAPTURE = capture;
+		try {
+			const result = await evaluateWithGuard(
+				{ session_id: "session-1", tool: "cli", args: { command: "rm -rf ./build" } },
+				{ binary: fixture, workspace: dir, timeout_ms: 2000 },
+			);
+			assert.deepEqual(result, { action: "block", reason: "Guard blocked the command" });
+
+			const recorded = JSON.parse(await readFile(capture, "utf-8"));
+			assert.deepEqual(recorded.argv.slice(0, 4), ["guard", "hook", "--harness", "codex"]);
+			assert.ok(recorded.argv.includes("--json"));
+			assert.equal(recorded.input.hook_event_name, "PreToolUse");
+			assert.equal(recorded.input.tool_name, "Bash");
+			assert.equal(recorded.input.tool_input.command, "rm -rf ./build");
+		} finally {
+			if (previous === undefined) delete process.env.GUARD_CAPTURE;
+			else process.env.GUARD_CAPTURE = previous;
+		}
+	});
+});