**Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit**
Free
FreeFree tier
About **Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit**
The Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit is an open-source framework designed to enforce policy, provide zero-trust identity, sandbox execution, and incorporate reliability engineering for autonomous AI agents. It addresses critical security and governance challenges when deploying AI agents to production, such as ensuring agents can only perform allowed actions, identifying which agent performed an action in multi-agent systems, and providing tamper-evident audit records. The toolkit covers the OWASP Agentic Top 10 and supports any AI framework via a single pip install.
Key Features
Policy enforcement for AI agent actions
Zero-trust identity management across multi-agent systems
Execution sandboxing to isolate agent activities
Reliability engineering (SRE) for autonomous agents
Tamper-evident audit logging for compliance
Covers 10/10 OWASP Agentic Top 10 security risks
Framework-agnostic, installable via pip
Public preview with production-quality releases
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Open source and free to use (MIT license)
- Addresses real security gaps not covered by traditional IAM/ OAuth
- Framework-agnostic, works with any AI agent framework
- Provides actionable controls beyond prompt-level safety
- Based on recognized OWASP security standards
Cons
- Currently in public preview, may have breaking changes before GA
- Requires integration and configuration for each agent deployment
- Limited to AI agent governance, not a general-purpose security tool
Best For
Deploying AI agents to production with controlled permissionsPreventing unauthorized actions (e.g., dropping tables) by agents with broad service accessTracing actions to specific agents in multi-agent deployments sharing API keysProviding auditors and regulators with tamper-evident records of agent decisions
FAQ
What problems does the Agent Governance Toolkit solve?
It addresses three key questions: (1) Is this action allowed? (2) Which agent did this? (3) Can you prove what happened? It enforces policies, provides identity, and logs decisions for audit.
Is it free to use?
Yes, the Agent Governance Toolkit is open source and free to use. It is hosted on GitHub under the Microsoft organization.
How does it differ from prompt-level safety?
Prompt-level safety relies on agents 'following rules,' which is unreliable. The toolkit provides a control surface with policy enforcement, sandboxing, and identity verification, independent of the agent's own adherence.