Tetrate
Built on Envoy AI Gateway, Tetrate gives teams a consistent way to route, observe, and control AI traffic at scale.
Ory + Tetrate: Dynamic, granular control for enterprise AI agents
Verifiable Agent Identity and Secure Token Lifecycle
Utilizing Ory Hydra, the joint solution treats AI agents as first-class citizens with verifiable identities. Robust token flows carry securely scoped access rights into the runtime environment, establishing clear consent and enabling seamless step-up authentication when operations demand higher trust.
Dynamic, Real-Time Runtime Enforcement
Unpredictable AI behaviors mean traditional, pre-launch permission checks are not enough to protect enterprise systems. The joint Tetrate/Ory solution evaluates live traffic on the fly, continuously inspecting active requests to models and tools, ensuring security policies are dynamically enforced at the exact moment of execution.
Granular Parameter-Level MCP Control
Managing AI risk requires looking beyond which tools an agent can access to how it uses them. Tetrate’s runtime intelligence + Ory Keto introduces fine-grained control over Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool calls down to specific request parameters, immediately intercepting requests that exceed defined safety thresholds.
Zero-Trust Least Privilege and Step-Up Authorization
Ory Keto applies precise, fine-grained access policies to prevent broad agent permissions. When an agent attempts a high-risk transaction or accesses sensitive data, the joint solution safely pauses the request and triggers an automated step-up flow, requiring secondary human approval or short-lived elevated credentials to proceed.
Enterprise-Scale Performance via a Proven Envoy Foundation
Built upon the battle-tested Envoy AI Gateway, the solution delivers a highly resilient, distributed traffic layer. Tetrate’s enterprise gateway allows organizations to consistently enforce centralized security policies across cloud providers and geographies at massive scale without latency bottlenecks.
Comprehensive Visibility and Audit Readiness
The joint solution gives security teams a centralized window into AI agent behavior, tracking privilege changes, policy evaluations, and exact approval paths. Every tool invocation and parameter check is fully logged, providing the granular audit trail needed for compliance and to detect anomalies.
David Wang
Head of Product, Marketing, and Customer Success, Tetrate
The challenge with AI agents isn't just controlling which tools they can access—it's controlling how they use those tools. Tetrate & Ory give enterprises the precision, scale, and control that production deployments demand.
How the integration works
The integration bridges agent identity governance with live traffic control by pairing Ory’s permissions engine with Tetrate’s Envoy-based AI gateway. Ory defines precise, least-privilege policies and manages secure token flows, treating AI agents as first-class identities. As agents call tools, Tetrate Agent Router Enterprise intercepts the live traffic, evaluating Model Context Protocol (MCP) requests against Ory’s backend policies. If a request breaches a risk threshold, Tetrate triggers an automated step-up approval flow through Ory, ensuring zero-trust enforcement at enterprise scale.
