# A 16-year-old built AegisKernel to block hijacked AI agents before they run

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/adi-kshatriyag-aegiskernel-ai-agent-tool-security>
> Published: 2026-11-06 18:44:45+00:00

# A 16-year-old built AegisKernel to block hijacked AI agents before they run

**Kshatriyag, a 16-year-old solo builder, is selling deterministic tool checks for LangChain, CrewAI and AutoGen agents.**

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
        · Published 

Primary source: [Hacker News](https://adikshatriyag-crypto.github.io/aegis-kernel/)

## Why it matters

Agent builders are giving models shell, file and database access while still relying on probabilistic guardrails to catch abuse. AegisKernel tests a stricter idea: explicit capability grants checked before a tool runs.

Adi Kshatriyag is asking a question that gets sharper every time a coding agent receives terminal access: why should a second language model get to vote on whether the first one can run a dangerous command?…

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