SharkRouter — The Deterministic Data Plane for Agentic AI
The only gateway between AI agent and tool execution.
Every request, every tool call, every response — scanned, classified, governed, and cryptographically audited before it touches your infrastructure. SharkRouter operates at the function-call layer, not the prompt layer. It intercepts the moment an AI agent tries to do something (delete records, transfer funds, access files) and enforces deterministic business rules before execution.
The Seven Pillars of the Platform
1. ToolGuard — The Function-Call Firewall
Deny-by-default policy engine for every tool call. A 7-guard chain — Regex → Keyword → Schema → Policy → Semantic → LLM → MoralCompass — cost-ordered so the first block wins. Sub-150ms added latency. This is the centerpiece product.
2. Agent Passport — Cryptographic Identity
ECDSA-signed identity for every AI agent. A 9-state lifecycle FSM, scoped tool universe, delegation chains with scope narrowing. Trust stages: STRANGER → KNOWN → TRUSTED → EXTENSION.
3. Dry-Run Preview — Impact Before Execution
See affected rows, blast radius, and estimated cost before a destructive tool call executes. 0 of 19 competitors in our benchmark offer this capability. This is what enables CISOs to approve agentic AI for production.
4. Output Assurance — Post-Execution Verification
Verify that the AI agent did what it claimed. Behavioral comparison, contract validation, page walking, API probing. Closes the loop after the tool call.
5. Kill Switch — Instant Revocation
Immediate halt of any agent mid-execution, with cryptographic proof of the kill signal.
6. WORM Audit Chain — Banking-Grade Chain of Custody
SHA-256 hash-chained, Ed25519-signed, immutable audit logs with 7-year retention and 5-sink fan-out. WORM-compliant. Tamper with one entry, break the entire chain.
7. Warden & the Governance Score
Open-source governance scanner. Scores AI environments across 17 measurable dimensions. SharkRouter scores 91/100. Market average across 19 AI frameworks and gateways: 28/100. Run Warden yourself — it takes 60 seconds.
What SharkRouter Is Not
SharkRouter is not a prompt filter (Pangea, Lakera — input-only). Not an out-of-band monitor (Zenity, Protect AI — observes but does not enforce). Not a JIT access tool (Oasis Security — permissions only, no execution audit). SharkRouter is the only product that intercepts, governs, AND audits at the function-call layer with cryptographic proof.
Technical Architecture
A 14-step pipeline runs on every request: ingestion → rate limiting → PII detection (54 entity types across 13 regions) → ToolGuard policy evaluation → Agent Passport verification → semantic routing → cache → LLM processing with provider failover → Output Assurance → PII re-hydration → response validation → audit chain entry (SHA-256 linked) → metrics → delivery.
Infrastructure: FastAPI, PostgreSQL + pgvector, Redis, Docker/Kubernetes. OpenAI-compatible API — change one line (base_url) and your existing code works unchanged.
Deployment Options
- Cloud Gateway — Cloud-hosted, deploy in 5 minutes.
- Private VPC — Your cloud, our software. 1 day setup.
- Air-Gapped On-Premise — Complete isolation for banking, defense, government. 1 week setup with offline licensing.
Compliance
Designed compliant by architecture, not by audit: SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, BOI 364, EU AI Act Article 14 (human oversight of high-risk AI).
Company
SharkRouter was founded by Gilad Gabay, Co-Founder & Chief Architect. Mission: make enterprise AI adoption safe, governed, and auditable.
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