{"slug": "wirken-open-source-ai-agent-gateway", "title": "Wirken: Open-source AI agent gateway", "summary": "Wirken, an open-source gateway that sits between messaging apps such as Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram and AI agents, was released to limit what a compromised agent can reach by assuming any agent can be turned against its owner. The gateway targets the risk that a hidden instruction in a message or shared document could induce an agent holding account keys and command access to leak secrets or rewrite files.", "body_md": "Wirken is an open-source gateway that sits between messaging apps and AI agents. It assumes any agent can be turned against its owner and limits what a compromised one can reach. Take an agent that reads your chats and email, holds the keys to your accounts and can run commands. One hidden instruction in a message or a shared document could talk it into leaking a secret or rewriting files. Wirken connects Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram, … [More](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/09/wirken-open-source-ai-agent-gateway/) \n\nThe post [Wirken: Open-source AI agent gateway](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/09/wirken-open-source-ai-agent-gateway/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wirken-open-source-ai-agent-gateway", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/09/wirken-open-source-ai-agent-gateway/", "published_at": "2026-11-09 06:00:12+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-09 06:22:35.517562+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-safety", "ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Wirken", "Signal", "WhatsApp", "Telegram", "Help Net Security"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wirken-open-source-ai-agent-gateway", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wirken-open-source-ai-agent-gateway.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wirken-open-source-ai-agent-gateway.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wirken-open-source-ai-agent-gateway.jsonld"}}