Pre-Action Gates for AI coding agents. Keep one sharp agent.

Built for platform teams, consultancies, and AI-heavy engineering groups. MCP Memory Gateway physically blocks known mistakes before tool use, captures feedback, auto-promotes failures into prevention rules, and keeps verification evidence close without introducing another orchestration layer or subagent handoff tax. It acts as the AI workflow control plane when one workflow needs recall, gates, and proof instead of another generic memory server.

Best first commercial motion: the Workflow Hardening Sprint for one workflow, one owner, and one proof review.

CI + proof artifacts published Claude Code / Codex / Gemini / Amp Claude Desktop extension path ready Code modernization ready Platform + consultancy fit One workflow, one owner, one proof review No orchestration tax Pairs with continuity tools MIT Licensed Local-first, no cloud required
Workflow Hardening Fit Checker
Use the exact test from modern AI-search strategy: can AI fully satisfy this query without a click? For buying decisions like workflow hardening, the answer is no. This checker qualifies whether the workflow belongs in the Sprint, Pro, or the free OSS path.

Qualify the workflow

Answer five buyer-relevant questions. The checker stays honest: it recommends free when the workflow is too early, Pro when the problem is mainly shared sync, and the Sprint when the blocker is repeated failure, proof, or rollout trust.

Review Sprint Scope

Qualification aid only. This does not claim measured savings, buyer results, or historical conversion proof.

Strong Sprint fit

Best path: Workflow Hardening Sprint

One workflow, one owner, and one repeated blocker is the exact case where the Workflow Hardening Sprint is stronger than another round of prompting.

AI Can Fully Satisfy This Query Without A Click? No. This decision needs your blocker, owner, and rollout context.
SEO Priority High-priority action query
Best Revenue Path Workflow Hardening Sprint
  • A repeated blocker means you need gates and proof, not just a cleaner prompt.
  • One workflow owner makes the Sprint accountable and easier to defend internally.
  • Proof requirements point toward a proof pack and rollout discipline, not a generic memory tool.

The checker updates live. Click Run Fit Check to record the recommendation in telemetry.

Publish the same workflow-hardening story as a Claude Desktop extension.
Claude Desktop is now a real discovery surface for Claude-first buyers. This repo already ships the local install path, a buildable `.mcpb`, Claude-specific plugin metadata, privacy policy, support links, and proof-backed docs. Use the extension lane for discoverability, not for fake traction claims.
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Install locally today

Use the portable launcher in Claude Desktop now, without waiting for a marketplace reviewer or changing the product story.

claude mcp add rlhf -- npx -y mcp-memory-gateway serve
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Show the trust layer

Point extension evaluators to the proof pack, public privacy policy, and support surface before you claim that the workflow is ready.

VERIFICATION_EVIDENCE.md + /privacy + SECURITY.md
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Build the real bundle

Package the actual `.mcpb` before you submit so the extension lane stays aligned with workflow hardening, Pre-Action Gates, and the feedback-to-enforcement pipeline.

npm run build:claude-mcpb

Directory inclusion depends on Anthropic review. Do not market this as an approved or official Claude listing until that approval is real.

Seven high-intent use cases for Claude workflow hardening.
The sellable unit is not a generic AI employee. It is one workflow with memory, gates, and proof that a buyer can actually defend in production.
1

Code modernization partners

Keep migration rules, repository sharp edges, and verification checks durable across long Claude Code sessions instead of re-explaining them on every repo.

2

Platform engineering

Turn repeated review pain into repo-wide prevention rules and pre-action gates that make AI delivery safer at team scale.

3

Agency teams

Keep client-specific constraints, tone, architecture, and approval rules durable so one consultant is not the only person who remembers the landmines.

4

OSS maintainers

Convert merged PR review comments into reusable lessons so contributors and agents stop hitting the same issue in different files.

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AI product teams

Add recall, guardrails, and proof to one real workflow instead of shipping vibe-based agent behavior that nobody can audit later.

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DevOps and internal ops

Persist operational lessons and block repeated unsafe actions before they touch production infrastructure or compliance-sensitive systems.

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Founders and power users

Resume faster, stop re-teaching the same repo context, and keep one sharp agent aligned through long sessions and repeated delivery loops.

Resuming is not enough if the agent still repeats the same mistake.
Continuity gets you back into the project. Pre-Action Gates keep one sharp agent on task and make the workflow more sellable by adding proof, gates, and repeatable behavior instead of more handoffs, planners, or orchestration layers.
Before

Infinite review loop

Agent pushes broken code

Bot comments on the PR

You fix it manually

Agent pushes again

Same mistake, different file

Repeat forever
After

Gate blocks it first

Agent tries git push

Gate blocks the action

Shows why it was blocked

Agent fixes the issue

Clean push, no review cycle

You save 20 minutes
AI reliability system, not orchestration layer.
Keep the base agent that already feels sharp. Put continuity upstream, let Pre-Action Gates sit underneath the session, and sell the result as workflow hardening for code modernization, PR review, and internal ops.
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Keep one sharp agent

No swarm required. Pre-Action Gates improve one agent's continuity and safety instead of adding subagent coordination overhead.

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Pair continuity upstream

Use your editor or resume assistant to reload context. MCP Memory Gateway consumes that context and turns it into actionable recall, prevention rules, and proof.

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Block repeat mistakes downstream

Repeated failures become gates and reminders. The system stays out of the way until evidence says the pattern is recurring.

Not just another memory server. An AI workflow control plane.
Memory recall, agentic RAG, and workflow control solve different layers of the problem. MCP Memory Gateway adds the control layer: recall when it helps, pre-action gates when the same failure returns, and proof-backed rollout when a team has to trust the workflow.
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Memory servers

Good at persistence and retrieval. They store facts and prior context, but they do not stop the next bad tool call or prove rollout behavior.

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Agentic RAG

Good at assembling better context. It improves what the agent sees, but it still relies on the model to follow instructions under pressure.

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MCP Memory Gateway

Acts as the workflow control plane: semantic recall, pre-action gates, proof-backed runs, and hosted team rollout in the same reliability system.

Start with the Workflow Hardening Sprint. Expand only after the workflow proves out.
Start with one workflow, one owner, one proof pack. That keeps the commercial story specific and avoids the generic 'AI employee' trap.
A

Claude workflow hardening sprint

Wire memory, gates, and verification into one production workflow so repeated agent failures become prevention rules instead of recurring support tickets. This is the front-line offer.

B

Code modernization guardrails

Carry migration notes, architecture constraints, and validation checks across long refactor sessions so Claude Code delivery survives real repositories.

C

Proof-ready rollout pilot

Ship one workflow with machine-readable evidence, buyer-facing diagnostics, and a Pre-Action Gates that can be defended in security and platform reviews.

Import. Compare. Deploy.
Turn the abstract parts of the product into one buyer-legible flow: import workflow evidence, compare the baseline run against the hardened run, then deploy the rule pack and proof links. No model fine-tuning required.

Import workflow evidence

Start with the artifacts the team already has instead of asking buyers to imagine a new process from scratch.

Import PR review threads, CI logs, runbooks, JSONL, and CSV become candidate memories, rules, and proof references.
Normalize Repeated failures are grouped into workflow blockers, approval boundaries, and candidate pre-action gates.
Score Commercial truth stays clean because pipeline noise stays separate from actual proof artifacts.
Product walkthrough only. This explains the Compare and Deploy flow; it is not live customer telemetry or claimed ROI.

Compare baseline vs hardened run

Show what changes after the Gateway is wired into one workflow, then deploy the resulting rule pack to the runtimes the team already uses.

Review Loops
30 blocked late
Pushes get blocked before the same PR failure returns in a different file.
Proof Surface
noneevidence pack
Reviewers get verification links, machine-readable reports, and a cleaner rollout story.
Operator Drift
tribalshared pack
Rules, memory, and gates become portable across Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, and Amp.

Deploy outputs

  • Shared reliability rule pack for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, and Amp.
  • Workflow proof pack with `VERIFICATION_EVIDENCE.md` and machine-readable reports.
  • Optional DPO export later, but runtime reliability lands first.
Qualify one workflow in under two minutes.
Tell us the workflow, the owner, and the repeated blocker. This writes into a contactable sprint-intake queue instead of disappearing into generic telemetry.
Workflow Hardening Sprint

One workflow, one owner, one proof review

Best fit when one Claude-first workflow already matters and the problem is repeated mistakes, rollout hesitation, or weak proof.

Review Sprint Brief Review Proof Pack

No sprint intake submitted yet.

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Start with Pro today

Self-serve Pro is still the fastest paid path if you want hosted synced memory right now. Use the sprint when the blocker is workflow reliability, buyer proof, or rollout discipline.

  • Use Pro when you need hosted synced memory immediately.
  • Use the sprint when one workflow needs proof, gates, and rollout support.
  • Both paths point to the same commercial truth and verification evidence.
Compare with Pro
Three steps. No orchestration tax.
Set up in under a minute. The system learns from your feedback and auto-promotes repeated failures into warning and blocking rules while staying out of the agent's way.
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One command setup

Initialize the gateway for your agent. Creates the MCP config, hooks, and local reliability layer without adding another planner or swarm.

npx mcp-memory-gateway init --agent claude-code
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Give feedback

Thumbs up or down on agent actions. The system captures what worked and what failed, building your pattern library.

mcp__rlhf__capture_feedback(signal=down, context="pushed without tests")
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Gates auto-promote

When a failure pattern repeats 3 times, it warns. At 5, it blocks. No manual config needed.

3 failures → warn gate, 5 failures → blocking gate
mcp-memory-gateway dashboard
Approval Rate: 26% 45% (7-day trend)
Active Gates: 7 (4 manual, 3 auto-promoted)
Actions Blocked: 12 this week
Estimated Time Saved: 3.2 hours
Verification evidence published CLI + API + MCP same reliability layer Claude, Codex, Gemini, Amp supported Code modernization and workflow hardening fit No subagent handoff tax by default Continuity tools pair cleanly upstream MIT licensed Local-first or hosted Pro
Free forever. Pro when you need it.
The local CLI handles single-machine use without another coordination stack. The self-serve Starter Pack covers verified consolidations and cloud sync. Workflow Hardening Sprint is the named-pilot path when a team needs proof-backed rollout hardening for one critical workflow.
Free

Local

$0 / forever
  • 500 memories, 100 retrievals/day
  • 5 built-in gates
  • Single user, single machine
  • DPO/KTO export for fine-tuning
  • CLI dashboard
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One-Time

Mistake-Free Starter Pack

$49 / one-time
  • 500 "Mistake-Free" Credits (Verified Consolidations)
  • NVIDIA Five-Vendor Framework alignment
  • Cloud-synced memories from any machine
  • Team sharing of prevention rules
  • Usage dashboard (Credits, retrievals, semantic cache hit rate, reused context tokens)
  • Unlimited custom gates with auto-gate promotion
  • Priority support
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