--- title: "gate22 vs awesome-ai-agents-security" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/aipotheosis-labs-gate22-vs-projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security" tools: ["aipotheosis-labs-gate22", "projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security"] --- # gate22 vs awesome-ai-agents-security *GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick gate22 if gate22 is an open-source MCP gateway and control plane for governing AI agents' tool usage and actions with comprehensive auditability; pick awesome-ai-agents-security if awesome-ai-agents-security is a curated list of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents, covering the security lifecycle from red teaming to runtime protection. [gate22](https://gateway.aci.dev) reports 178 GitHub stars, 24 forks, and 23 open issues, last pushed Dec 12, 2025. [awesome-ai-agents-security](https://github.com/ProjectRecon/awesome-ai-agents-security) has 71 stars, 95 forks, and 85 open issues, last pushed Jun 12, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [gate22's repository](https://github.com/aipotheosis-labs/gate22) and [awesome-ai-agents-security's repository](https://github.com/ProjectRecon/awesome-ai-agents-security). | | [gate22](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22.md) | [awesome-ai-agents-security](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | MCP gateway and control plane for agent governance | A curated list of open-source tools and resources for securing autonomous AI agents. | | Stars | 178 | 71 | | Forks | 24 | 95 | | Open issues | 23 | 85 | | Language | TypeScript | - | | Adopt for | Gate22 is an open-source MCP gateway and control plane for governing AI agents' tool usage and actions with comprehensive auditability. | awesome-ai-agents-security is a curated list of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents, covering the security lifecycle from red teaming to runtime protection. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Other | | Categories | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | AI Agents, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [gate22](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22.md) | [awesome-ai-agents-security](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 274d | 92d | | Open issues (now) | 23 | 85 | | Stars delta | +3 (30d) | +12 (30d) | | Open issues delta | 0 (30d) | +24 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: gate22 - **Adopt for:** Gate22 is an open-source MCP gateway and control plane for governing AI agents' tool usage and actions with comprehensive auditability. ## Decision facts: awesome-ai-agents-security - **Adopt for:** awesome-ai-agents-security is a curated list of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents, covering the security lifecycle from red teaming to runtime protection. ## Choose when ### Choose gate22 if… - License: gate22 is Apache-2.0, awesome-ai-agents-security is Other. - Tags unique to gate22: agents, control-plane, gateway, guardrails. - When you need to standardize governance over the tools and actions across various AI environments such as agentic IDEs. ### Choose awesome-ai-agents-security if… - License: awesome-ai-agents-security is Other, gate22 is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to awesome-ai-agents-security: ai-security, autonomous-agents, awesome-list, cybersecurity. - When needing a comprehensive overview of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents across different phases such as red teaming and runtime protection ## When NOT to use gate22 - For scenarios where a closed-source solution is preferred due to specific confidentiality or proprietary concerns. - If the organization's tech stack does not align well with TypeScript, which Gate22 employs for its development. ## When NOT to use awesome-ai-agents-security - When you require real-time threat intelligence feeds, which are not provided by this repository's static resource lists - For organizations focusing on proprietary tools and resources that prefer not to use open-source solutions for their AI agents' security lifecycle management ## Common questions ### What is the difference between gate22 and awesome-ai-agents-security? gate22: MCP gateway and control plane for agent governance. awesome-ai-agents-security: A curated list of open-source tools and resources for securing autonomous AI agents.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose gate22 over awesome-ai-agents-security? Choose gate22 over awesome-ai-agents-security when License: gate22 is Apache-2.0, awesome-ai-agents-security is Other; Tags unique to gate22: agents, control-plane, gateway, guardrails; When you need to standardize governance over the tools and actions across various AI environments such as agentic IDEs. ### When should I choose awesome-ai-agents-security over gate22? Choose awesome-ai-agents-security over gate22 when License: awesome-ai-agents-security is Other, gate22 is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to awesome-ai-agents-security: ai-security, autonomous-agents, awesome-list, cybersecurity; When needing a comprehensive overview of open-source tools for securing autonomous AI agents across different phases such as red teaming and runtime protection. ### When should I avoid gate22? For scenarios where a closed-source solution is preferred due to specific confidentiality or proprietary concerns. If the organization's tech stack does not align well with TypeScript, which Gate22 employs for its development. ### When should I avoid awesome-ai-agents-security? When you require real-time threat intelligence feeds, which are not provided by this repository's static resource lists For organizations focusing on proprietary tools and resources that prefer not to use open-source solutions for their AI agents' security lifecycle management ### Is gate22 or awesome-ai-agents-security more popular on GitHub? gate22 has more GitHub stars (178 vs 71). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are gate22 and awesome-ai-agents-security open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (gate22: Apache-2.0, awesome-ai-agents-security: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to gate22 or awesome-ai-agents-security? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [gate22 alternatives](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22/alternatives) and [awesome-ai-agents-security alternatives](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security/alternatives) ([gate22 markdown twin](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22/alternatives.md), [awesome-ai-agents-security markdown twin](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/aipotheosis-labs-gate22-vs-projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, gate22 or awesome-ai-agents-security? gate22: Slowing. awesome-ai-agents-security: Slowing. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for gate22 and awesome-ai-agents-security? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [gate22 trust report](/tools/aipotheosis-labs-gate22/trust); [awesome-ai-agents-security trust report](/tools/projectrecon-awesome-ai-agents-security/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=aipotheosis-labs-gate22`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=aipotheosis-labs-gate22) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_