Snyk Launches Agent Security: MCP Governance and Real-Time Agent Guard for the AI Development Lifecycle
At RSAC 2026 on March 23, Snyk announced Agent Security — a new solution designed to secure autonomous AI agents from development through production. With over 300 enterprise customers already using Snyk Studio natively inside Claude Code, Cursor, and Devin, the company is extending its security coverage to the full agent lifecycle.
The solution has four components. Agent Scan (Open Preview) governs the supply chain of tools agents rely on, ensuring every MCP server and agent skill is known, trusted, and auditable. Snyk Studio enforces security validation directly within CI/CD pipelines as agents produce code. Agent Guard (Private Preview) provides real-time enforcement within the development loop, stopping destructive commands and governing how agents operate. Agent Red Teaming (Open Preview) tests agents for vulnerabilities before deployment.
Alongside Agent Security, Snyk announced general availability of Evo AI-SPM, its AI Security Posture Management product that provides discovery, risk intelligence, and policy enforcement for shadow AI across the enterprise.
For the agentic ecosystem, this matters because MCP servers are becoming the new shadow IT. As agents autonomously install and use tools, the security perimeter shifts from network boundaries to the agent's tool supply chain. Snyk's approach of embedding security directly into the agent workflow — rather than bolting it on after the fact — sets a pattern for how developer security tools will adapt to the agentic era.
https://snyk.io/news/snyk-launches-agent-security-solution/
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The solution has four components. Agent Scan (Open Preview) governs the supply chain of tools agents rely on, ensuring every MCP server and agent skill is known, trusted, and auditable. Snyk Studio enforces security validation directly within CI/CD pipelines as agents produce code. Agent Guard (Private Preview) provides real-time enforcement within the development loop, stopping destructive commands and governing how agents operate. Agent Red Teaming (Open Preview) tests agents for vulnerabilities before deployment.
Alongside Agent Security, Snyk announced general availability of Evo AI-SPM, its AI Security Posture Management product that provides discovery, risk intelligence, and policy enforcement for shadow AI across the enterprise.
For the agentic ecosystem, this matters because MCP servers are becoming the new shadow IT. As agents autonomously install and use tools, the security perimeter shifts from network boundaries to the agent's tool supply chain. Snyk's approach of embedding security directly into the agent workflow — rather than bolting it on after the fact — sets a pattern for how developer security tools will adapt to the agentic era.
https://snyk.io/news/snyk-launches-agent-security-solution/
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