Vorlon Guardian
by Vorlon
An inline gateway that blocks risky AI agent actions before they complete.
Vorlon Guardian is a real-time enforcement gateway that sits between AI agents and the SaaS apps, data stores and internal APIs they call. Security teams use it to block policy-violating agent actions, mask sensitive fields in transit and force read-only access, instead of finding out from an alert after the damage is done.
Vorlon Guardian is the enforcement layer of Vorlon's agentic ecosystem security platform, launched on June 30, 2026. It runs as an inline gateway at the MCP and REST layers between AI agents and the systems they reach, covering commercial SaaS such as Salesforce and Workday, cloud data stores, and homegrown or legacy applications, including apps built with AI coding tools like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex. Any application or data store with an API or MCP server can be placed behind it. Guardian applies three controls before a transaction completes: it blocks actions that violate policy, masks sensitive fields in responses so the workflow keeps running, and downgrades an agent to read-only at the protocol level without revoking its credentials. Policies can be set at the agent platform level and per connected system. Decisions draw on DataMatrix, Vorlon's patented simulation engine, which keeps live behavioural models of apps, identities, integrations and data flows and discovers shadow agents and tools automatically. Vorlon lists the threat patterns it targets as indirect prompt injection, credential and OAuth token abuse, supply chain compromise, integration-layer attacks, agent-to-agent manipulation, anomalous data movement, excessive agency and MCP server attacks. Guardian builds on earlier Vorlon releases: a SaaS and AI security platform in July 2025 and an AI Agent Flight Recorder and Action Center in March 2026. It integrates with Netskope, Microsoft Purview, Google DLP and MIND, plus SIEM, SOAR, ITSM and identity providers. Vorlon was co-founded by CEO Amir Khayat and CTO Amichay Spivak, both formerly of Demisto, and has disclosed $15.7M in total funding led by Accel.
A CISO or security architect whose company is letting AI agents act inside Salesforce, Workday or internal systems and who needs a control that can stop an action, not just log it.
Policy is enforced inline before an agent's write or data export completes, so a misbehaving agent is blocked, masked or held to read-only in real time.
At a Glance
- Category
- Governance & Security
- Pricing
- Contact for pricing
- Target Market
- CISOs, Security Architects, CIOs, Enterprise IT
- Deployment
- Cloud-first
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
Key Features
- ✓Real-time action blocking
Stops agent actions that violate policy before the transaction completes, instead of raising an alert after the change has landed.
- ✓Data masking in transit
Masks sensitive fields in API and MCP responses so an agent workflow keeps running without exposing the underlying data to an unauthorized destination.
- ✓Protocol-level read-only enforcement
Restricts an agent to read-only access at the protocol layer without revoking or rotating its credentials, which limits blast radius quickly.
- ✓DataMatrix behavioural models
Vorlon's patented simulation engine keeps live models of apps, identities, integrations and data flows that inform each enforcement decision.
- ✓Shadow agent discovery
Automatically finds AI agents and tools connected to enterprise systems, so security teams do not have to build the inventory by hand.
- ✓Security stack integrations
Connects to Netskope, Microsoft Purview, Google DLP and MIND, plus SIEM, SOAR, ITSM and identity providers, so findings flow into existing workflows.
Capabilities
Use Cases
- •Preventing destructive agent writes
An AI coding or ops agent with production credentials is held to read-only at the gateway, so a bad instruction cannot delete records or databases.
- •Stopping sensitive data exfiltration
When an agent pulls customer records from Salesforce or Workday, Guardian masks regulated fields before the response reaches an unapproved tool or destination.
- •Containing prompt injection
If indirect prompt injection steers an agent toward an out-of-policy action, the gateway blocks the call at the protocol layer before it executes.
- •Governing homegrown AI-built apps
Internal applications built with Claude Code or Codex are placed behind Guardian through their API or MCP server, giving them the same policy coverage as commercial SaaS.
Ideal For
Best For
- ✓Putting read-only guardrails on AI agents that have write credentials to production SaaS or databases
- ✓Masking PII and other sensitive fields that agents pull from enterprise apps before they leave the boundary
- ✓Discovering shadow AI agents and MCP servers connected to SaaS and internal APIs
- ✓Security teams already running Netskope, Microsoft Purview or Google DLP who want agent-aware enforcement alongside them
Not Ideal For
- ✗Teams looking for transparent self-serve pricing or a free tier, since Vorlon publishes no list prices and sells through sales contact
- ✗Organisations whose agent risk sits in systems with no API or MCP surface, because Guardian can only enforce on traffic it can sit in front of
- ✗Buyers who want a long track record and public peer reviews; Guardian shipped in June 2026 and independent review sites had little on it at the time of research
Deployment
Market Analysis
Pros
- ✓Inline blocking, masking and read-only controls act before damage is done, which monitoring-only tools cannot do
- ✓Covers any system with an API or MCP server, including internal and AI-built apps, not only a fixed list of SaaS connectors
- ✓Plugs into existing DLP and SOC tooling (Netskope, Purview, Google DLP, SIEM, SOAR) rather than replacing it
- ✓Founders previously built Demisto, a security orchestration company, and the round was led by Accel
Cons
- ✗No public pricing; the launch and press coverage gave no pricing or licensing terms
- ✗Guardian shipped on June 30, 2026, and Hacker News and the review sites checked had no practitioner feedback on it yet
- ✗An inline gateway adds a component in the path of every agent call, and coverage is limited to systems reachable through an API or MCP server
- ✗Vorlon is a small vendor by funding ($15.7M disclosed) next to SaaS security rivals that have raised far more
Pricing
Enterprise
Contact for pricing
- ✓Guardian enforcement gateway
- ✓DataMatrix behavioural models
- ✓Shadow AI discovery
- ✓SIEM, SOAR, ITSM and DLP integrations
Vorlon does not publish list prices for Guardian or its wider platform; neither the launch announcement nor coverage in SiliconANGLE and CIO Influence disclosed pricing or licensing terms, so cost has to come from a sales conversation.
Security & Compliance
Sources
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- 1.vorlon.io — vorlon.iovendor
- 2.vorlon.io — ai agent runtime enforcement gap guardianvendor
- 3.siliconangle.com — vorlon debuts guardian block risky ai agent actions complete
- 4.cioinfluence.com — vorlon launches guardian to close the enforcement gap in age
- 5.calcalistech.com — h1pilyaga
- 6.globenewswire.com — vorlon brings forensics and coordinated response to agentic
- 7.siliconangle.com — vorlon debuts ai saas security platform enhance enterprise d
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