A technical overview of the tools available for securing AI agents in production. Credential management, security scanning, identity, runtime protection, benchmarks, and training.
AI agents are autonomous software that reads files, calls APIs, executes code, and accesses credentials. Traditional application security tools were not built for this. Agents introduce new attack surfaces: prompt injection, MCP server poisoning, credential exfiltration via context windows, tool description manipulation, and unmonitored runtime behavior.
A complete defense-in-depth stack for AI agents in production
npx secretless-ai initnpx hackmyagent securepip install aim-sdknpm install hackmyagentnpm install hackmyagentdocker pull opena2a/dvaa| Category | OpenA2A Tool | Alternative Approaches | Key Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credential Protection | Secretless AI | .gitignore, manual .env management | .gitignore does not block AI tools from reading secrets |
| Security Scanning | HackMyAgent | Manual audit, generic SAST tools | 147 checks specific to AI agents and MCP servers |
| Agent Identity | AIM | OAuth/OIDC, API keys, service accounts | Purpose-built for autonomous agents, not human users |
| Runtime Monitoring | ARP | Cloud WAFs, traditional APM | Agent-specific: process, network, filesystem monitoring |
| Security Benchmark | OASB | OWASP Top 10, custom checklists | 222 scenarios mapped to MITRE ATLAS for AI agents |
| Training | DVAA | Generic CTF platforms | 10 vulnerable agents, 8 attack classes specific to AI |
# Protect secrets from AI coding tools
$ npx secretless-ai init
# Scan for vulnerabilities
$ npx hackmyagent secure
# Add agent identity
$ pip install aim-sdkEach tool works standalone. You don't need the full stack. Start with Secretless AI to protect credentials, add HackMyAgent for scanning, and layer in identity, runtime, benchmarks, and training as needed. All Apache-2.0, all self-hostable.
Six tools. All Apache-2.0. Start with one, add more as you need them.
Apache-2.0 license -- Self-hosted -- No vendor lock-in