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Technical deep-dives on AI agent security, spending controls, and the future of autonomous payments.

One Command to Policy-Enforced Agents: Introducing the CLI Init Tool and MCP Server

npx @policylayer/mcp init takes you from zero to policy-enforced AI agent in under a minute. Browser auth, guided setup, and MCP tools your agent discovers automatically.

How to Add Spending Controls to Any MCP Agent

MCP servers are giving AI agents access to wallets, bridges, and DeFi. Here's how to enforce spending limits on any MCP-powered agent in under five minutes.

Why Your Agent Shouldn't Know About Its Spending Limits

Policy enforcement belongs in your tools, not your agent. Here's why the integration point matters for security.

Will AI Ever Be Good Enough to Not Need Spending Limits?

As AI agents improve, will they become reliable enough to handle money without guardrails? We argue that deterministic policy layers will always be necessary—and that's a feature, not a bug.

x402 Policy Enforcement: How to Add Spending Limits to HTTP 402 Payments

Set per-endpoint spending limits, recipient allowlists, and rate controls on x402 payments — without giving up your private keys. Here's how it works.

Know Your Agent (KYA): We're Building the Infrastructure

Sean Neville says agents need cryptographic credentials linking them to principals, constraints, and liability. Here's how PolicyLayer is building exactly that.

Agentic Finance: The $30 Trillion Opportunity Nobody is Ready For

Gartner predicts $30T in autonomous agent economic activity by 2030. Here's why policy infrastructure is the missing piece for enterprise adoption.

Non-Custodial Security: Why We Don't Want Your Keys

PolicyLayer enforces spending policies without ever touching your private keys. Learn how non-custodial architecture enables compliance without custody risk.

The Kill Switch: Emergency Controls for Autonomous Fleets

How to instantly halt all AI agent spending with a single click when bugs or attacks are detected in your autonomous fleet.

Under the Hood: How Two-Gate Enforcement Works

Technical deep-dive into PolicyLayer's two-gate cryptographic architecture that prevents transaction tampering without holding private keys.

Stablecoin Payroll: How to Automate Payouts without Risking the Vault

Use AI agents to automate USDC payroll while protecting your treasury with asset whitelists, recipient controls, and spending limits.

The Anatomy of a Wallet Drain: How One Logic Loop Cost $100k

Case study of how a simple infinite loop bug can drain an AI agent's entire wallet in seconds, and how velocity limits prevent catastrophic loss.

Why Prompt Engineering is NOT Security: The Case for Policy Engines

System prompts can be jailbroken. Learn why deterministic policy engines are the only way to secure AI agent wallets against prompt injection attacks.

Coinbase SDK + PolicyLayer: The Ultimate Stack for Safe AI Agents

Combine Coinbase's MPC wallet security with PolicyLayer spending controls for enterprise-grade AI agent financial operations.

How to Set Spending Limits for LangChain Agents on Ethereum

Learn how to wrap LangChain Tools with PolicyLayer to enforce hard spending limits on AI agents making blockchain transactions.

The Binary Permissions Problem: Why Traditional Wallets Fail AI Agents

Traditional crypto wallets offer all-or-nothing access. Learn why AI agents need granular policy layers between binary permissions.

Multisig vs Policy Layers: Which Approach Secures AI Agents Better?

Compare multisig wallets and policy layers for AI agent security. Learn when to use each approach—and why the best answer is often both.

SOC 2 Compliance for AI Agents: Audit Trails, Access Controls & Monitoring

Your AI agents handle money — here's how to satisfy SOC 2 requirements with proper audit trails, access controls, and real-time monitoring. Technical guide.

How to Add Spending Limits to CrewAI Agents

Integrate PolicyLayer with CrewAI to enforce hard spending limits on multi-agent crews handling financial transactions.

ERC-20 Approval Attacks: Why AI Agents Are the Perfect Target

How infinite approval attacks work, why AI agents are uniquely vulnerable, and how to prevent token drain with intent-level controls.

Policy Enforcement Latency: Real-World Benchmarks

How much latency does policy enforcement add to AI agent transactions? Real benchmarks from production deployments.

How to Add Spending Limits to AutoGPT Agents

Integrate PolicyLayer with AutoGPT to prevent autonomous agents from draining your crypto wallet.

Securing Solana AI Agents: A Developer Guide

How to add spending controls to AI agents on Solana. Account model differences, program interactions, and PolicyLayer integration.

AI Agent Treasury Management: How to Structure Multi-Agent Wallets

Best practices for managing treasury funds across multiple AI agents. Isolation strategies, budget allocation, and emergency controls.

Custodial vs Non-Custodial: The Key Architecture Decision for AI Agent Wallets

Should you give your AI agents their own keys or use a custodial service? The trade-offs, risks, and when to use each approach.

PCI-DSS Compliance for AI Agents Making Autonomous Payments

How PCI-DSS requirements apply to AI agents processing payments. Cardholder data handling, scope reduction, and compliance strategies.

Securing the X402 Protocol: Why Autonomous Agent Payments Need Spending Controls

Deep dive into X402 protocol security risks and why autonomous AI agents need policy enforcement to prevent wallet drainage and payment attacks.

How to Prevent AI Agents from Draining Crypto Wallets

Comprehensive guide to securing AI agent wallet access with spending limits, recipient whitelists, and two-gate cryptographic enforcement.