NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform
Reference stack pairing OpenShell with NVIDIA Sentry on BlueField-4 DPUs for hardware-level agent monitoring.
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About NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform
NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform is listed in our agent infra category and is aimed at builders. Reference stack pairing OpenShell with NVIDIA Sentry on BlueField-4 DPUs for hardware-level agent monitoring. Pricing, as the maker states it: OpenShell open source; hardware layer needs NVIDIA systems. Maturity: Newly announced reference. We last checked the official link on 2026-10-14.
What is NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform?
The NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform is a reference architecture for monitoring AI agents continuously, which NVIDIA announced on its technical blog on September 28, 2026. It combines NVIDIA OpenShell, an open-source secure runtime that runs autonomous agents in sandboxes with kernel-level isolation, with NVIDIA Sentry running on BlueField-4 DPUs.
Sentry uses NVIDIA DOCA to extend monitoring and enforcement into the hardware. It links agent interactions, policy decisions and tool access into records of agent activity. In Vera Rubin POD systems, the DPU sits on the node's only path to the model, which gives out-of-band visibility and real-time policy enforcement. NVIDIA describes five principles: verifiable policy, out-of-band enforcement, controlling the path to the model, scaling agent authority with how visible its reasoning is, and shared responsibility.
Sources: developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-open-agent-safety-platform-a-referenc and our directory listing, checked 2026-10-18.
Who is NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform for?
Platform and security teams designing how autonomous agents are contained and monitored, especially on NVIDIA infrastructure. OpenShell can be used on its own.
Key features
- Reference architecture announced Sep 28, 2026
- OpenShell: open-source sandboxed agent runtime with kernel-level isolation
- NVIDIA Sentry on BlueField-4 DPUs for out-of-band monitoring
- Correlates agent interactions, policy decisions and tool access
- Hardware layer targets NVIDIA Vera CPUs and Vera Rubin POD systems
NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform FAQ
What is NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform?
The NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform is a reference architecture for monitoring AI agents continuously, which NVIDIA announced on its technical blog on September 28, 2026. It combines NVIDIA OpenShell, an open-source secure runtime that runs autonomous agents in sandboxes with kernel-level isolation, with NVIDIA Sentry running on BlueField-4 DPUs.
Who is NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform for?
Platform and security teams designing how autonomous agents are contained and monitored, especially on NVIDIA infrastructure. OpenShell can be used on its own.
Is NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform free?
NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform's pricing, as the maker states it: OpenShell open source; hardware layer needs NVIDIA systems. Check the official site for current plans.
What are alternatives to NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform?
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