tool-use
Safeguard articles tagged "tool-use" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
6 articles
What Is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)? And What It Means for Security
MCP is the USB-C of AI integrations — one open standard for connecting models to tools and data. It also standardizes a fresh attack surface, so understanding both halves matters.
AI Agent Tool-Use Security: Locking Down What Agents Can Do
The moment you give an LLM tools, it stops being a chatbot and becomes an actor in your systems. Tool-use security is about making sure a compromised agent hits a wall instead of a credential.
MCP Architecture Explained: A Security Guide
The Model Context Protocol connects AI models to tools and data through a client-server design. Understanding that architecture is the first step to securing it.
A Security Baseline for AI Agent Tool Use in 2026
Tool-using agents are now in production at most large organizations. The security baseline that should be table stakes, and what teams are still missing.
AI Agent Tool Confused Deputy Problem in 2026
A senior engineer's take on the confused deputy problem in AI agent tool use, why it keeps reappearing in 2026, and the architectural patterns that actually fix it.
AI Tool Confused-Deputy: A Deep Dive
The confused deputy problem takes on new and subtle forms when AI agents invoke tools on behalf of users. A technical deep dive with concrete mitigations.
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