The Custodex Brief

AI Agent Governance
Research & Analysis

Deep dives into agent identity, runtime policy enforcement, compliance automation, and the future of AI governance.

NEWS

The Rise of AI Agent Security: Why 2026 is the Year of Governance

The explosion of autonomous AI agents has created a governance vacuum that existing security paradigms cannot fill. From Anthropic's Claude Code to OpenAI's Codex, agents now operate with real-world capabilities that demand a new security model.

Mar 19, 2026Custodex Team
RESEARCH

Why Prompt Guardrails Are Not Enough: The Case for Runtime Governance

Prompt-level safety is necessary but insufficient. When agents call tools, write files, and execute shell commands, those actions happen beyond the inference boundary where guardrails simply cannot reach.

Mar 19, 2026Custodex Research
PRODUCT

15 Capabilities Your AI Agents Need Before Going to Production

From cryptographic identity to adversarial red teaming, this is the comprehensive checklist for production-ready agent deployments. Most teams discover these requirements the hard way. Here is a better path.

Mar 19, 2026Custodex Product