AgentArmor – open-source 8-layer security framework for AI agents
I've been talking to founders building AI agents across fintech, devtools, and productivity – and almost none of them have any real security layer. Their agents read emails, call APIs, execute code, and write to databases with essentially no guardrails beyond "we trust the LLM." So I built AgentArmor: an open-source framework that wraps any agentic architecture with 8 independent security layers, each targeting a distinct attack surface in the agent's data flow. The 8 layers: L1 – Ingestion: prompt injection + jailbreak detection (20+ patterns, DAN, extraction attempts, Unicode…
AgentArmor – open-source 8-layer security framework for AI agents launched on March 14, 2026 with 10 votes, #1,177 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
AgentArmor is an open-source security framework that adds eight independent protective layers to AI agents used in fintech, devtools, and productivity applications. It addresses the lack of guardrails in agents that read emails, call APIs, execute code, and write to databases by detecting prompt injections and jailbreaks at ingestion, encrypting stored data, separating instructions from context, scoring action risks, monitoring outputs, validating tool responses, managing agent permissions, and auditing all operations. The framework wraps any agentic architecture without requiring architectural changes.
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From the sources
8-layer defense-in-depth security for agentic AI. Covers OWASP ASI Top 10 across ingestion, storage, context, planning, execution, output, inter-agent, and identity layers. - Agastya910/agentarmor
In the maker’s words, at launch
I've been talking to founders building AI agents across fintech, devtools, and productivity – and almost none of them have any real security layer. Their agents read emails, call APIs, execute code, and write to databases with essentially no guardrails beyond "we trust the LLM." So I built AgentArmor: an open-source…
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