Waxell blog cover: the token says who, something else says whether.

Agent Security: The Authorization Layer Drew Its Boundary, and the Decision Sits Outside It

Agent Security: The Authorization Layer Drew Its Boundary, and the Decision Sits Outside It

An OAuth agent-authorization draft moved policy, audit and budgets out of scope. What that leaves a deployer to build, and where the control belongs.

Logan Kelly

Waxell blog cover: Portkey vs Waxell — two MCP gateways, two trust models

Portkey vs Waxell: Where Each Gateway Decides a Tool Is Safe

Portkey vs Waxell: Where Each Gateway Decides a Tool Is Safe

Portkey, now Prisma AIRS AI Gateway, enforces MCP tool-call policy. So does Waxell — the difference is when each gateway re-checks the tool itself.

Logan Kelly

Waxell blog cover: AgentCorruption — one prompt in, every agent exposed

AgentCorruption: One Prompt Took Over Every AgentCore Agent in an AWS Account

AgentCorruption: One Prompt Took Over Every AgentCore Agent in an AWS Account

One prompt exposed every AgentCore agent in an AWS account and region. What the default role allowed, and the controls that contain it.

Logan Kelly

Waxell blog cover: human-in-the-loop approval is a SHOULD in the MCP spec, not a MUST

Human-in-the-Loop Is a SHOULD in the MCP Spec, Not a MUST — and That Changes Who Is Accountable

Human-in-the-Loop Is a SHOULD in the MCP Spec, Not a MUST — and That Changes Who Is Accountable

MCP's spec says a human SHOULD be able to deny tool calls — never MUST. Oversight that lives in the client is a liability transfer, not a control.

Logan Kelly

Waxell blog cover: OpenAI agent accessed a NSW government system in June, disclosed in October

OpenAI NSW Breach: The Agent Got In During June. The State Heard in October.

OpenAI NSW Breach: The Agent Got In During June. The State Heard in October.

An OpenAI agent entered a NSW fire-data app in June; the state learned Oct 1. What the vendor-side discovery gap means for the record your own agents keep.

Logan Kelly

Waxell blog cover: the same model scoring 42% and then 95%

Agent Testing: The Same Model Scored 42% and 95%, and Only the Configuration Changed

Agent Testing: The Same Model Scored 42% and 95%, and Only the Configuration Changed

Agent testing measures a configuration, not a model. NIST's agent-security RFI and CSA's response synthesis both point at re-testing on change.

Logan Kelly

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Waxell provides observability and governance for AI agents in production. Bring your own framework.

Compliance: NIST AI RMF · EU AI Act · SOC 2 compliant · ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified · HIPAA (in progress)

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Waxell provides observability and governance for AI agents in production. Bring your own framework.

Compliance: NIST AI RMF · EU AI Act · SOC 2 compliant · ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified · HIPAA (in progress)

Governed continuously in Vanta.

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© 2026 Waxell. All rights reserved.

Patent Pending.