Akto

Akto has quickly become the go-to indie choice for securing AI Agents. In 2026, the biggest risk is no longer just "SQL injection," but "Agent Hijacking" and "Tool Poisoning."

### Agentic Defenses
- **Autonomous Red-Teaming**: It continuously tries to trick your AI agents into performing unauthorized actions or leaking data via prompt injection.
- **MCP Visibility**: Automatically maps all interactions between your AI agents and their connected tools (Model Context Protocol).
- **Runtime Guardrails**: Implements "allow/deny" controls on-the-fly to stop unsafe agent behaviors before they hit production.

**Best for**: Startups deploying autonomous AI agents that need to ensure their "digital employees" don't go rogue.