Engineering

Engineering at Mandu

Technical write-ups from the people building Mandu: how it works, how we measure it, and where it falls short. For what Mandu does for you, start at the product page.

  • Why Mandu: your agent can use a secret without the AI reading it

    A sandbox controls what your agent can do; Mandu also controls who gets the secrets it knows. The four other ways to keep secrets from AI agents, where each falls short, and every product side by side.

    Comparison · Approaches · Products · 5 min read

  • Placeholders, not keys: how Mandu keeps secrets from AI agents

    Mandu hands AI agents placeholders instead of keys and puts the real value back only for the hosts and programs you allow. The architecture, a live evaluation against four other protections, and what Mandu does not cover.

    Architecture · Evaluation · Limits · 19 min read