Wirken: Open-source AI agent gateway

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.

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/ The 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 .