What is an AI firewall?
An inline inspection layer for model, tool and agent traffic that detects prompt injection, secrets, personal data and harmful content and blocks or redacts it before a provider or a caller receives it. Skyfix runs it inside the gateway on every protocol.
How is an AI firewall different from guardrails?
Guardrails usually mean checks an application adds around a model call. The AI Firewall is enforced by the gateway on every request, including tool and agent traffic, cannot be skipped by the application, and records its outcome in the ledger. External guardrail services can add to it, not replace it.
Does it inspect streaming responses?
Yes, in windows with fail-closed holdback, so a block or redaction applies before the client receives the affected chunk.
Can I add my own guardrail service?
Yes, as a signed webhook or another external guardrail service. It can refuse what the built-in firewall allows and its decision is recorded on the same trace.
How are detection updates delivered?
As signed, versioned detection packs that your installation verifies and re-signs under its own keys before loading, including in restricted networks where packs are uploaded by hand.