An AI agent is a persistent automation built on a platform like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or n8n. Unlike one-off AI queries, agents stay active, connect to other tools, and can process data continuously—often without the security team knowing they exist.

For platforms where you've set up a connected app integration, Nudge Security discovers agents through the platform's API. This gives you the deepest visibility - agent configurations, permissions, connections to other tools, and more. Agent data refreshes approximately every 24 hours as part of the connected app sync cycle.

AI agent discovery works with the following platforms:

To start discovering agents through connected apps, go to Settings → Connected Apps in the left nav. Use the capability filter to show the connected apps that support AI agent discovery. From there you can connect your company organization for each AI platform into Nudge Security.

For platforms where you don't have a connected app integration (or platforms that don't expose a public API) the browser extension discovers agents directly from the browser. When an employee creates or lists an agent in a supported platform, the extension intercepts the web request and adds the agent to your inventory automatically. No API integration required.

This means you get visibility into AI agents even on platforms you haven't formally connected - as long as the employee creating the agent has the browser extension installed.

Supported platforms (browser extension):

Connected app discovery gives you the deepest data - full agent configurations, permissions, and connection details - but requires an API integration for each platform. Browser extension discovery covers platforms that don't have API integrations and catches agents created by employees on platforms you haven't formally connected. Together, they give you the broadest coverage of your organization's AI agent footprint.

Go to Identities → AI Agents in the left sidebar. You'll also find an AI Agents sub-tab under Dashboards → AI.

If no agents have been discovered yet, you'll see an empty state with a link to connect your AI platforms.

Connected app discovery refreshes approximately every 24 hours as part of the connected app sync cycle. New agents — or changes to existing ones — may take up to 24 hours to appear after initial discovery.

Browser extension discovery captures agents in near real-time. When an employee creates or lists an agent in a supported platform, it appears in your inventory shortly after the extension detects the activity.