MCP (Model Context Protocol)

An open protocol that connects agents to external tools and data. Powerful for capability. But every connection is a new access path that has to be governed.

Learn more: MCP Gateway: Build vs Buy

Part of the Agent Control Fabric: Highflame's identity, policy, and enforcement substrate for AI agents.

Glossary Terms

MCP Gateway

A governed checkpoint every tool connection passes through (authenticated, policy-checked, and logged) so credentials stay central and unapproved servers can't connect. Read →

Mission drift

When a non-deterministic agent gradually diverges from its intended task. Tracked at runtime so it can be contained before consequences land. Read →

Non-human identity (NHI)

Identities belonging to machines, services, and agents rather than people. Agents are the fastest-growing and least-governed class of NHI. Read →

On-behalf-of (OBO) chain

The unbroken provenance recorded on a credential (who authorized the action, what scope was granted, and how deep the delegation goes) so an audit walks back to a human. Read →

Prompt injection

An attack that manipulates an agent through crafted input (in a prompt, a tool result, or retrieved content) to make it act against policy. Read →

Red teaming

Continuous adversarial testing of AI systems (jailbreaks, extraction, manipulation) with findings turned into enforcement policy and re-scanned to prove the fix. Read →