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Agent inventory

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agent registry

An agent inventory is the up-to-date register of the AI agents operating in an organization: what they are, who is accountable for them, which tools and data they touch and with which credentials.

Implementa's formulation. It is the starting point of any agent governance: what is not inventoried cannot be assigned an owner, bounded or audited. It also includes unofficial ('shadow') agents found through sensors, telemetry or review of tools and MCP servers. Identity-governance vendors offer it as a discovery feature; the inventory remains an organizational practice, not just a product function.

How it differs from

Model registry
A model registry lists AI models; an agent inventory lists agents with their permissions and owners.
CMDB
A CMDB inventories IT assets; an agent inventory adds autonomy, tools and a business owner.

Examples

  • A living sheet listing each agent, its owner, tools, credentials and last review date.
  • A discovery scan that finds an agent built by a marketing team with CRM access unknown to IT.

FAQ

Where to start?
With agents that touch sensitive data or take actions with financial effect, and by assigning an owner to each.
Does regulation require it?
No text calls it that in general; the EU AI Act requires risk management and logging for high-risk systems, and an inventory is a practical way to meet that.

Related terms

non-human-identityagent-kill-switchruntime-authorization

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