--- title: "audited-change-gate vs Aegis" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/christoansek-audited-change-gate-vs-justin0504-aegis" tools: ["christoansek-audited-change-gate", "justin0504-aegis"] --- # audited-change-gate vs Aegis *GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick audited-change-gate if audited-change-gate automates proof-carrying change management for AIOps, ensuring autonomous agents can safely apply infrastructure changes with rollback guarantees; pick Aegis if aegis provides runtime policy enforcement for AI agents with cryptographic audit trails and human-in-the-loop approvals, supporting zero-code deployment switches suited for various compliance needs. [audited-change-gate](https://github.com/ChristoAnsek/audited-change-gate) reports 116 GitHub stars, 0 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed Sep 12, 2026. [Aegis](https://github.com/Justin0504/Aegis) has 340 stars, 37 forks, and 3 open issues, last pushed Sep 6, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [audited-change-gate's repository](https://github.com/ChristoAnsek/audited-change-gate) and [Aegis's repository](https://github.com/Justin0504/Aegis). | | [audited-change-gate](/tools/christoansek-audited-change-gate.md) | [Aegis](/tools/justin0504-aegis.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Automated Change Management for AIOps | Runtime policy enforcement for AI agents with cryptographic audit trail and human-in-the-loop approvals. | | Stars | 116 | 340 | | Forks | 0 | 37 | | Open issues | 0 | 3 | | Language | HTML | TypeScript | | Adopt for | audited-change-gate automates proof-carrying change management for AIOps, ensuring autonomous agents can safely apply infrastructure changes with rollback guarantees. | Aegis provides runtime policy enforcement for AI agents with cryptographic audit trails and human-in-the-loop approvals, supporting zero-code deployment switches suited for various compliance needs. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | - | MIT | | Categories | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [audited-change-gate](/tools/christoansek-audited-change-gate.md) | [Aegis](/tools/justin0504-aegis.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 4d | | Open issues (now) | 0 | 3 | | Stars delta | -35 (30d) | -27 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/christoansek-audited-change-gate/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/justin0504-aegis/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: audited-change-gate - **Adopt for:** audited-change-gate automates proof-carrying change management for AIOps, ensuring autonomous agents can safely apply infrastructure changes with rollback guarantees. ## Decision facts: Aegis - **Adopt for:** Aegis provides runtime policy enforcement for AI agents with cryptographic audit trails and human-in-the-loop approvals, supporting zero-code deployment switches suited for various compliance needs. ## Choose when ### Choose audited-change-gate if… - audited-change-gate is primarily HTML; Aegis is TypeScript. - Tags unique to audited-change-gate: agentic-ai, ai-agents, change-management, verification. - - You require automated validation and execution of infrastructure changes by authorized AI agents ### Choose Aegis if… - Aegis is primarily TypeScript; audited-change-gate is HTML. - Tags unique to Aegis: anthropic, audit-trail, llm-observability, policy-engine. - Aegis ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - You need cryptographic assurance of the audit trail to meet high-security standards. ## When NOT to use audited-change-gate - - If your infrastructure changes need real-time human approval beyond automated checks - - For environments where change immutability is preferred over mutable and reversible states ## When NOT to use Aegis - The project does not require a zero-code deployment switch and can manage changes directly in the codebase. - Minimal regulatory requirements mean that elaborate configurations like Aegis's strict retention policies are unnecessary. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between audited-change-gate and Aegis? audited-change-gate: Automated Change Management for AIOps. Aegis: Runtime policy enforcement for AI agents with cryptographic audit trail and human-in-the-loop approvals.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose audited-change-gate over Aegis? Choose audited-change-gate over Aegis when audited-change-gate is primarily HTML; Aegis is TypeScript; Tags unique to audited-change-gate: agentic-ai, ai-agents, change-management, verification; - You require automated validation and execution of infrastructure changes by authorized AI agents. ### When should I choose Aegis over audited-change-gate? Choose Aegis over audited-change-gate when Aegis is primarily TypeScript; audited-change-gate is HTML; Tags unique to Aegis: anthropic, audit-trail, llm-observability, policy-engine; Aegis ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; You need cryptographic assurance of the audit trail to meet high-security standards. ### When should I avoid audited-change-gate? - If your infrastructure changes need real-time human approval beyond automated checks - For environments where change immutability is preferred over mutable and reversible states ### When should I avoid Aegis? The project does not require a zero-code deployment switch and can manage changes directly in the codebase. Minimal regulatory requirements mean that elaborate configurations like Aegis's strict retention policies are unnecessary. ### Is audited-change-gate or Aegis more popular on GitHub? Aegis has more GitHub stars (340 vs 116). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are audited-change-gate and Aegis open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub. ### Where can I find alternatives to audited-change-gate or Aegis? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [audited-change-gate alternatives](/tools/christoansek-audited-change-gate/alternatives) and [Aegis alternatives](/tools/justin0504-aegis/alternatives) ([audited-change-gate markdown twin](/tools/christoansek-audited-change-gate/alternatives.md), [Aegis markdown twin](/tools/justin0504-aegis/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/christoansek-audited-change-gate-vs-justin0504-aegis.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, audited-change-gate or Aegis? audited-change-gate: Very active. Aegis: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for audited-change-gate and Aegis? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [audited-change-gate trust report](/tools/christoansek-audited-change-gate/trust); [Aegis trust report](/tools/justin0504-aegis/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=christoansek-audited-change-gate`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=christoansek-audited-change-gate) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_