What is Cisco DefenseClaw?

An open-source security governance layer for OpenClaw that wraps the agent runtime to scan, admit, and audit skills, MCP servers, plugins, tools, and LLM traffic before and during execution.

Is DefenseClaw free to use?

Yes, DefenseClaw is fully open-source, released on GitHub under cisco-ai-defense/defenseclaw. Available since March 27, 2026.

What does DefenseClaw protect against?

Injection attacks, data exfiltration, command-and-control patterns, malicious skills, and unverified MCP servers. It scans LLM prompts, completions, and tool invocations in real time.

How does DefenseClaw integrate with OpenClaw?

It installs as an OpenClaw plugin that sits in the execution loop, inspecting all traffic. Also integrates Skills Scanner, MCP Scanner, AI BoM, and CodeGuard.

When was DefenseClaw announced?

Announced at RSAC 2026 on March 23, 2026, with the GitHub release on March 27, 2026.

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Cisco Launches DefenseClaw: Open-Source Security Governance for OpenClaw Agents

Cisco released DefenseClaw on GitHub (March 27, 2026) — enterprise governance layer for OpenClaw wrapping agent runtime to scan, admit, and audit skills, MCP servers, plugins, tools, and LLM traffic. Integrates Skills Scanner, MCP Scanner, AI BoM, CodeGuard. Announced at RSAC 2026. Hooks into NVIDIA OpenShell.

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A background service that continuously monitors OpenClaw CVE disclosures, detects which affect your running instance, and auto-applies the minimal safe patch without requiring a full version upgrade

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OpenClaw shipped 22+ CVEs in 60 days (9 in March, 13 in April 2026) while 135,000 instances sat exposed on the public internet with 63% running no authentication. Cisco released DefenseClaw for enterprise but it requires significant configuration and ops knowledge. Self-hosted operators (the majority of OpenClaw users) take days to weeks to apply patches. This service watches the OpenClaw advisory feed, maps CVEs to affected code paths in your running version, generates and tests a minimal patch, and applies it with automatic rollback on failure.

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