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AgentFence: A Local MCP Policy Firewall for AI Agent Tool Calls

AgentFence, a local MCP policy firewall for AI agent tool calls, was announced, providing a security layer that intercepts and filters tool invocations to prevent unauthorized actions. The tool is designed to run locally, ensuring policy enforcement without external dependencies, and aims to mitigate risks associated with AI agents executing arbitrary commands.

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