The hard command
Set up the hard command in Terminal, and every command it has: the Mac report, message checks, live traffic, network scans, NVD and MCP.
HARD for Mac includes a command-line tool that prints the same report as the app. It lives inside the app; to call it hard, add this line to your shell profile (~/.zshrc):
alias hard=/Applications/HARD.app/Contents/MacOS/hard-bridge
Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
hard |
Checks this Mac and prints the report. Add --all for minor notes, or --json for machines. |
hard check "…" |
Is this legit? for a message or link. Add --ask for Claude’s second opinion (sends the text to Anthropic). |
hard live |
Watches traffic for about 12 seconds and prints the programs online, with who they talk to. |
hard lan |
Scans this network’s devices, open doors and the router. |
hard bonjour |
Lists what devices on the network announce about themselves. |
hard cves |
Checks every app against NVD, waiting out NVD’s rate limit. |
hard engineer "…" |
Asks HARD’s agent once (sends the message to Anthropic). |
hard mcp |
Runs HARD as an MCP server. |
From Terminal, macOS may limit what hard lan can reach until Terminal has the Local Network permission too.
Still stuck? Write to support, and tell us what you’ve tried.