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'Agent Network is NetBird\'s control layer for AI agents — a keyless gateway to LLM APIs and scoped, identity-based access to your internal resources, all over the tunnel with per-identity policies, limits, and audit.'
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'Agent Network is NetBird\'s control layer for AI agents — a keyless gateway to LLM APIs and scoped, identity-based access to your internal resources, all over the tunnel with per-identity policies, limits, and audit.'
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# NetBird Agent Network
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# What is NetBird Agent Network?
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Agent Network is NetBird's access control layer for AI agents. It gives every agent a
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As AI spreads across organizations, humans, agents, tools, and workflows need access to LLM APIs
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real identity, tied to your identity provider (IdP), and governs what it can reach:
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and internal systems. Too often, that access relies on shared API keys and broad network paths, creating credential
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sprawl, weak identity, poor visibility, and limited control over cost, usage, and what each agent can reach.
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Agent Network is NetBird's access control layer for AI agents and the people who run them. It gives every agent a
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real identity, tied to an identity provider (IdP), and governs what it can reach:
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LLM APIs and AI gateways it can call, and the internal resources it can access. Traffic
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LLM APIs and AI gateways it can call, and the internal resources it can access. Traffic
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flows only over the encrypted NetBird tunnel, scoped by policy, with no API keys or other credentials
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flows only over the encrypted NetBird tunnel, scoped by policy, with no API keys or other credentials
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to leak.
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to leak.
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It’s common for organizations to rely on a centralized identity provider like Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google, or others.
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It’s common for organizations to rely on a centralized identity provider like Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google, or others.
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It’s also common for IT teams to manage access to internal resources while keeping costs under control.
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It’s also common for IT teams to manage access to internal resources while keeping costs under control.
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Traditionally, IT has done this through the internal network, using VPNs to give employees access to databases, web servers,
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Traditionally, IT has done this through the internal network, using ZTNA or VPNs to give employees access to databases, web servers,
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internal APIs, and other private services.
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internal APIs, and other private services.
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AI agents should be treated the same way: as another trusted entity on the network. They need secure access to
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AI agents should be treated the same way: as another entity accessing the network. They need secure access to
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internal resources, and modern enterprise resources now include LLMs and API endpoints alongside traditional infrastructure.
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internal resources, and modern enterprise resources now include LLMs and API endpoints alongside traditional infrastructure.
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That makes agent access a natural responsibility for IT.
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That makes agent access a natural responsibility for IT.
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## Next steps
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## Next steps
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- [Quickstart](/agent-network/quickstart). Deploy NetBird Agent Network and make your first routed LLM call.
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- [Quickstart](/agent-network/quickstart). Deploy NetBird Agent Network and make your first routed LLM call.
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- [How Agent Network Works](/agent-network/how-it-works). Understand the core concepts and architecture of Agent Network.
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