Sensitive file access detection
Trigger alerts when agents open secrets files, credential directories, or regulated data paths that should never be touched during normal workflows.
Agent Security Observability
Honeytools: lightweight tripwires for agent toolchains
Stop blind trust in autonomous agents. Honeytools watches every file access, API call, and command execution in your toolchain so you can catch dangerous behavior before it becomes an incident.
No long setup. Add the SDK hook, configure tripwires, and start receiving alerts in minutes.
4 alerts in 6m
Example real-time tripwire alert
agent: deploy-bot-prod
event: command.exec
command: rm -rf /srv/customer-data/archive
tripwire: destructive-command-production
severity: critical | action: block + page on-call
Honeytools immediately flags the workflow and triggers your configured escalation channel.
The problem
Teams are shipping agent workflows into production with almost no runtime guardrails. When an agent drifts from expected behavior, most stacks only reveal it after damaged data, broken environments, or expensive incident response. Existing monitoring platforms are often too heavy, too expensive, or too generic for agent-specific risks.
Blind spots
You do not know which tools the agent actually touched in production.
Late detection
Alerts happen after side effects, not at the risky action boundary.
Operational drag
Enterprise security suites are overkill for startup engineering teams.
How Honeytools solves it
Unauthorized API call tripwires
Catch outbound requests to unapproved vendors, unknown IP ranges, or internal endpoints outside approved allowlists before data leaves your boundary.
Risky command execution patterns
Detect command strings like destructive shell ops, privilege escalation attempts, package installation drift, and suspicious script chaining.
Pricing
Straightforward monitoring for fast-moving teams
Honeytools is built for engineering teams who need immediate visibility into agent behavior without procurement cycles or complex onboarding.
Starter Plan
$15/month
- Tripwire rules for files, APIs, and commands
- Real-time alert feed with acknowledgment workflow
- Email + webhook dispatching
- Agent activity timeline and risk scoring
FAQ
What counts as a tripwire?
A tripwire is a rule that evaluates each agent action in real time. You can match by command pattern, file path prefix, API hostname, risk score threshold, or custom regex across raw payloads.
How much code do we need to add?
Most teams start by wrapping their agent tool executor with 10-20 lines using the Honeytools monitoring SDK. From there, events stream to your webhook and rules run instantly.
Can this block an agent, not just alert?
Yes. Tripwires support an optional block action so your orchestrator can stop the workflow, rotate credentials, or require human approval for the next step.
Is this enterprise SIEM replacement?
No. Honeytools focuses on fast adoption for AI teams that need visibility today. It complements broader security tooling by monitoring agent-level behavior directly in toolchains.