AI agent monitoring tools comparison
Last updated: October 23, 2026.
Coding agents read files, run shell commands and call MCP tools on developer machines, so security teams want to see those actions and stop the risky ones before they run. The options split into two groups. Each agent ships its own controls (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Codex all document hooks that can deny a tool call, managed policies and telemetry), and each covers only itself. Third-party products install into those same hooks to apply one policy and one log across several agents. Mintive Agent Monitor is in the second group, and it shares users, rules and SIEM export with Mintive's MCP and LLM gateways.
How we compared these AI agent monitoring tools
The facts come from each vendor's public documentation and pricing pages, checked on October 23, 2026. A cell says "not documented" when we couldn't find the fact on the vendor's own pages, which doesn't mean the capability is missing. There is no ranking column: each row ends with when it fits best.
AI agent monitoring tools: agents covered, rollout and pricing
| Product | Type | Agents covered | Rollout | Pricing | Best fit when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mintive Agent Monitor | Hook-based monitor, part of Mintive's gateway service | Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI, Codex; Claude Cowork prompts through Claude inference hooks (Claude Enterprise) | Claude managed settings and Cursor hooks.json via MDM (see the Intune guide), Copilot CLI policy files, Codex requirements.toml | Plans on mintive.com/pricing; retention controls, ZDR and SIEM export on the Enterprise plan | You run several coding agents and want one rule set, one log and one export |
| Claude Code (built in) | OpenTelemetry, analytics, hooks and managed settings | Claude Code | managed-settings.json, MDM policy, or server-managed settings | Analytics on Team and Enterprise plans | You run only Claude Code and will build your own hooks and telemetry pipeline |
| Cursor (built in) | Admin dashboard, hooks, audit log and OpenTelemetry export | Cursor | MDM to a system hooks.json; cloud hook sync on Enterprise | Teams from $30 per user/month; Enterprise per seat | You standardize on Cursor Enterprise and want its native audit and hooks |
| GitHub Copilot (built in) | GitHub audit log, usage metrics, Copilot policies and hooks | GitHub Copilot (hooks: Copilot CLI and cloud agent) | Policy hooks in system policy files or the Windows registry | Business $19, Enterprise $39 per seat/month | You standardize on Copilot and need GitHub-side agent audit |
| OpenAI Codex (built in) | Compliance API, analytics, hooks and managed configuration | Codex | requirements.toml or cloud-managed policy in the admin console | Business $20 per user/month billed annually; Enterprise contact sales | You standardize on Codex under ChatGPT Enterprise |
| Lasso Security | AI security platform with coding-assistant runtime protection | Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode | Through an enterprise management platform | Not documented | You want tool-call inspection alongside a wider GenAI security platform |
| Zenity | AI agent security platform: posture and runtime | Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot | Not documented | Not documented | You secure SaaS, cloud and coding agents in one platform |
| Noma Security | AI and agent security platform | Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Codex, Cursor | Mac fleets via MDM | Not documented | You want agent discovery through existing EDR or MDM plus runtime hooks |
| Pillar Security | AI security platform with an agentic endpoint product | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor | Jamf Pro, Kandji, JumpCloud or any MDM that runs scripts | Not documented | You want local pre-tool decisions plus agent posture scanning |
| Knostic Kirin | Security layer for AI coding agents | Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, Windsurf, Codex, JetBrains, Gemini CLI and others | Not documented | Free for 1 to 5 users; Team $15 per user/month; Enterprise contact sales | You want a per-developer plugin with a free small-team tier |
| Harmonic Security | AI governance platform with an endpoint agent and local MCP gateway | Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Codex, Cursor | Intune, Jamf or Kandji | Tiered plans; prices not published | You govern employee AI use broadly, including coding agents |
| SentinelOne Prompt Security | AI security inside SentinelOne Singularity | GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code | Not documented | Not documented | You already run SentinelOne and want prompt-level data protection |
How each tool captures and blocks coding agent actions
| Product | How it captures | What it captures | Blocks before an action runs | Rules and policies | Alerts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mintive Agent Monitor | Local hooks on each machine; Claude inference hooks before inference; usage telemetry | File reads, commands, MCP tool calls, prompts | Yes: block, ask or mask before a tool call runs (varies by agent) | Built-in checks for secrets, prompt injection and tool permissions; custom pattern and tool-argument rules | Slack notifications on rule matches |
| Claude Code | OpenTelemetry export, hooks, analytics | Prompts and tool details over OpenTelemetry (off by default) | Yes, through PreToolUse hooks you write | Permission allow, ask and deny rules; managed hooks only | Not documented |
| Cursor | Hooks, OpenTelemetry export, admin audit log | Hooks see shell, MCP, file reads and tool use; the audit log excludes prompts | Yes, hooks can deny | Admin allow and block lists for repositories, models and MCP servers | Not documented |
| GitHub Copilot | Audit log, usage metrics, OpenTelemetry, CLI and cloud agent hooks | Agent activity on GitHub; local prompts not in the audit log | Yes, a preToolUse hook can deny | Copilot policies; machine-wide policy hooks | Not documented |
| OpenAI Codex | Hooks, OpenTelemetry (off by default), Compliance API | Shell, patches and MCP tools through hooks; prompts redacted in OpenTelemetry by default | Yes, a PreToolUse hook can deny | Approval policy, sandbox and MCP allowlists in requirements.toml | Not documented |
| Lasso Security | Claude Code hooks; agentless | Tool calls; scans file contents, web responses and MCP outputs | Yes, inspects each tool call before it runs | Permitted tools per scope | Not documented |
| Zenity | Native hooks and OpenTelemetry; its own MCP gateway | Commands, code and data touched, MCP servers and tools | Yes, blocks or modifies tool calls | Policies for agents, tools, MCP servers and auto-run | Not documented |
| Noma Security | Claude Code plugin, Cursor hooks; OpenTelemetry for Cowork | Commands, files touched, prompts; shell and MCP calls | Yes, before execution | Allowed agents, skills, MCPs and actions by identity or sensitivity | Not documented |
| Pillar Security | A local service that writes hooks into each agent's config | Commands, credential file reads, agent configuration | Yes, on each action | Off, monitor or block per control | Not documented |
| Knostic Kirin | Plugin or extension using agent hooks | Tool calls, secrets in prompts, MCP connections | Yes, before the agent acts | Detection policies, allow and block lists | Dashboard alerts; Slack on Enterprise |
| Harmonic Security | Endpoint agent and local MCP gateway | MCP clients, servers and tool calls; AI interaction content | Yes, disallowed calls are stopped | Per agent, server, tool and action | Alert webhooks to SIEM and SOAR |
| SentinelOne Prompt Security | Not documented on the page checked | Prompts checked for secrets and code; agent action audit log | Redaction at the point of use; tool blocking not documented | Role-based controls on who uses AI and with what data | Not documented |
Agent monitoring retention, SIEM export and compliance
| Product | Content retention and zero data retention | SIEM or OpenTelemetry export | Compliance stated by the vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mintive Agent Monitor | Metadata always kept, content optional; 7, 30 or 90 days; ZDR on the Enterprise plan | Real-time OTLP or Splunk HEC, or batched files to S3 (SIEM export, Enterprise plan) | SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA, with a BAA available |
| Claude Code | 30-day standard retention on commercial plans; ZDR for qualified Enterprise accounts | OTLP metrics and events to your collector | Anthropic Trust Center; not listed on the pages checked |
| Cursor | Privacy Mode org-wide; retention terms not on the pages checked | Audit stream to Splunk HEC, Sumo Logic, webhook or S3; OpenTelemetry | SOC 2 Type II |
| GitHub Copilot | Audit log kept 180 days; OpenTelemetry capture off by default | Audit log streaming; agent session streaming in public preview | Not documented on the Copilot pages checked |
| OpenAI Codex | Enterprise data retention and residency controls | Compliance API records; OpenTelemetry to your collector | Not documented on the pages checked |
| Lasso Security | Not documented | Exportable audit trail | SOC 2 Type 2 |
| Zenity | Not documented | Audit log streaming to Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27701 |
| Noma Security | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Pillar Security | Not documented | Not documented | SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 |
| Knostic Kirin | Not documented | SIEM integration on Enterprise | SOC 2 Type 2 |
| Harmonic Security | Regional data hosting; retention not documented | SIEM and SOAR webhooks | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA |
| SentinelOne Prompt Security | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
How to choose an AI agent monitoring tool
Monitoring Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and Codex together
Every agent's built-in hooks work, but each covers only that agent, and you write and host the hook scripts yourself. With two or more agents in use, a cross-agent product gives you one rule set, one activity feed and one SIEM stream. Mintive Agent Monitor installs into Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI and Codex, and covers Claude Cowork prompts through Claude inference hooks (Claude Enterprise). The same rules apply across them, though what a rule can block varies by agent. See where agent data shows up.
Monitoring coding agents that call MCP tools
Coding agents increasingly reach internal systems through MCP servers. Pairing the agent monitor with an MCP gateway means the same users and groups decide which tools an agent can reach and what gets blocked on the machine. In Mintive, Agent Monitor and the MCP gateway share identities and audit export, and Mint Guard (enabled on request) screens tool calls that go through the gateway.
Agent monitoring without storing prompts or code
Look for metadata-only logging that still enforces rules. Claude Code and Codex redact prompt text in OpenTelemetry by default, and Mintive's zero data retention mode keeps only metadata such as user, tool name, status and timing while rules still run on each call.
Built-in monitoring in Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and Codex
The agent's own controls may be enough: managed settings to roll out hooks, telemetry to your collector, and the vendor's audit log. Note what each audit log leaves out: Cursor's excludes prompts and code, and GitHub's excludes prompts sent to Copilot locally, and both vendors point to hooks for that data.
AI agent monitoring FAQ
How do you monitor Claude Code in the enterprise?
Claude Code exports metrics and events over OpenTelemetry, which admins can turn on for everyone through managed settings, with prompt text and tool details off by default. Team and Enterprise plans also include an analytics dashboard. Mintive Agent Monitor adds hook-based capture of file reads, commands, MCP tool calls and prompts, with rules and SIEM export. See Claude Code setup.
Can you block commands in Cursor?
Yes. Cursor hooks such as beforeShellExecution and preToolUse can deny an action before it runs, and Enterprise admins can sync hooks to every team member. Mintive registers its script on preToolUse, so a rule such as a kubectl get secrets match blocks the shell command before it runs. See Cursor setup.
Does Claude Code have audit logs?
Claude Code's own monitoring is OpenTelemetry: events for prompts, tool decisions and tool results go to your collector. A per-machine record of what agents did needs hooks or a tool that installs them, and Mintive logs each action with user identity and timestamp, keeping content only when content logging is on.
What does the GitHub Copilot audit log capture?
It records Copilot plan changes and agent activity on GitHub, kept for 180 days, with streaming to a SIEM. It does not include prompts a user sends to Copilot locally, and GitHub points to custom hooks for that. See GitHub Copilot setup.
What are the AI coding agent security tools?
There are two groups. The agents ship their own controls, and Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and Codex all document hooks, managed policies and telemetry. Third-party products such as Mintive, Zenity, Noma, Pillar, Knostic, Lasso and Harmonic add policy, blocking and logging across agents, mostly through those same hooks.
Can I monitor coding agents without storing prompts or code?
Yes. Claude Code and Codex redact prompt text in OpenTelemetry by default. Mintive's zero data retention mode, on the Enterprise plan, stores only metadata such as user, tool name, status and timing, while rules still run on each call.
Related
- Agent Monitor overview: what Mintive captures and how hooks work
- Rules: block, ask, mask and notify on agent actions
- Compare guardrails: Mint Guard, rules and middleware
- Claude Code security on the blog
Sources
Every competitor fact on this page comes from that vendor's own public documentation, pricing pages or repository, checked on October 23, 2026.