<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false">AI agents evolving into autonomous actors, generating outbound API traffic without human oversight.Risks of agentic traffic: cost overruns, lack of observability, security vulnerabilities.Existing infrastructure falls short in governing outbound traffic initiated by AI agents.The role of AI gateways in managing agentic behaviors by mediating, securing, and shaping traffic.Key capabilities of an AI gateway include credential shielding, rate limiting, and audit logging.