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Enterprise AI agent security
MCP access control
Access control for MCP is not a single gate at the network edge. It is per-actor, per-operation permission on the system where the tool executes — the same model as shell and API access.
MCP control point
Tool invocation expands authority in one call — evaluate MCP bridges to shell, files, and cloud on the host.
Tool-using agent
MCP client
MCP server
Tool surface
Local shell
Block or audit
Secret paths
Least privilege
Prove exposure in your environment
The AI Agent Exposure Assessment runs Audit Mode on a pilot developer group for fourteen days and delivers evidence your security leadership can act on — then you enforce what matters.
Get your exposure reportImplement access control
- •Map MCP tools to normalized actions (read, write, exec, network).
- •Apply least privilege per developer or agent class.
- •Prove effective coverage with fourteen days of Audit Mode telemetry.
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