April 15, 2026
Kong
DevTools
Agent Gateway extends governance to live agent-to-agent traffic in one control plane.
As enterprise buyers race to deploy multi-agent AI systems, the absence of governance tooling is a top blocker — Kong is moving to own that category before it consolidates. Competitors in API management (Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Tyk) have not yet credibly addressed MCP and agent-to-agent traffic, giving Kong a narrow window to set buyer evaluation criteria. PMMs at adjacent DevTools and AI infra companies need to decide now whether to counter-position or cede the 'AI governance layer' narrative.
When a platform extends its perimeter to cover the gaps between point solutions, the point solutions don't lose features — they lose relevance.
Where exactly does your AI governance end and unmonitored agent traffic begin?