Bitdefender launches AI Guardian: free security protection for AI agents

Bitdefender has released AI Guardian, a standalone security product for autonomous AI agents, now available as a free public beta on macOS. It sits between the agent and the tools, files, and credentials it calls, providing allow, flag, or block decisions in real time based on policy baselines, covering risks such as prompt injection, malicious MCP tools, unreviewed skills, and API key leaks. Analysis is done locally, and prompt text does not leave the Mac. The current beta supports Claude Code 2.1.121 or later and OpenClaw 2026.6.6 or later, with expansion to more platforms and IDE-embedded agents planned.