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Knostic vs Pangea

Knostic discovers and secures agents, coding assistants, and their supply chain, from MCP to skills and Code to Cowork. Pangea sells an AI Security Platform that Pangea says helps security teams secure AI from cloud to code. CISO Tribune files both under AI model and agent security. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Knostic vs Pangea: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
KnosticKnostic discovers and secures agents, coding assistants, and their supply chain, from MCP to skills and Code to Cowork.knostic.aiPangeaPangea sells an AI Security Platform that Pangea says helps security teams secure AI from cloud to code.pangea.cloud
What it sells
  • Kirin[4][5][6][7][11]Runs on the endpoint inside supported agents. Denies or blocks unsafe agent actions.
  • AgentMesh[4][5][6][7][11]Rates every skill, server, and extension.
  • AI Detection & Response[1][3][5]Gives security teams a view of AI activity across their organization, with policy enforcement and response actions.
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Headquarters
Reston, United States[3]Not stated on its pages
Founded
2023[2][7]Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Privately held[5]Owned by CrowdStrike since 2025[1][2][4][6]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • June 12, 2026Knostic was recognized in the Cloud Security Alliance's first Agentic AI Security Innovator Market Map.[10]
  • December 15, 2025CrowdStrike made its Falcon AI Detection and Response module generally available, built on its acquisition of AI security startup Pangea.[6]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen October 27, 2026[4]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, the company sells mainly to developers and teams that use AI coding agents and IDEs, with plans written for individual developers, growing teams, and engineering managers. Its pages describe developers and business users who install agents, extensions, MCP servers, and skills from open ecosystems. It lists an inventory export described as a register of AI systems for compliance and risk reporting. Its stated support covers macOS and Windows.From its own pages, Pangea sells mainly to security teams that want to secure AI from cloud to code. Pangea describes its collectors as covering cloud workloads, employee endpoints, and homegrown AI applications. Pangea says organizations can protect workforce AI use and ship secure AI applications faster. Its case study describes a unified security framework for AI applications built on the platform.
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September 27, 2026November 2, 2026

Where they overlap

  • AI model and agent security is the primary category of both Knostic and Pangea.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Knostic is also filed under AI governance. Pangea is also filed under AI firewalls and guardrails.
  • Knostic lists Kirin and AgentMesh. Pangea lists AI Detection & Response.
  • Knostic is headquartered in Reston, United States.
  • Knostic was founded in 2023.
  • Knostic is privately held. Pangea is owned by CrowdStrike, since 2025.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files Knostic under AI model and agent security, AI governance, and files Pangea under AI model and agent security, AI firewalls and guardrails. Knostic sells Kirin, which runs on the endpoint inside supported agents and denies or blocks unsafe agent actions, and AgentMesh, which rates every skill, server, and extension. Pangea sells AI Detection & Response, which gives security teams a view of AI activity across their organization, with policy enforcement and response actions. Pangea deploys it through collectors that integrate with existing tools and infrastructure, covering cloud workloads, employee endpoints, and homegrown AI applications.

Both offerings address prompt injection: Knostic's Kirin catches the injection and blocks the action it would have caused, while Pangea says its AIDR detects and blocks attacks like prompt injection and jailbreak attempts in over 100 languages. Knostic describes its focus as coding agents and IDEs, and Kirin deploys as an extension for Cursor and VS Code. Pangea describes its focus as securing AI from cloud to code for security teams. Pangea says alerts can be exported to SIEM environments.

Knostic is headquartered in Reston, United States, was founded in 2023, and is privately held. Pangea is located at 636 Ramona St, Palo Alto, CA 94301, and has been owned by CrowdStrike since 2025. On December 15, 2025, CrowdStrike made its Falcon AI Detection and Response module generally available, built on its acquisition of Pangea. On June 12, 2026, Knostic was recognized in the Cloud Security Alliance's first Agentic AI Security Innovator Market Map.

What it sells: Knostic

What Kirin does[4][5][6][7][11]
Kirin runs on the endpoint inside supported agents and sees the tools, extensions, servers, and skills actually installed and used. Kirin denies a destructive command before it executes, tells the developer why, and logs a Prevented alert for the SOC. Kirin blocks the connection to an MCP server before it is established, after AgentMesh scans and rates the server. Kirin deploys as an extension for Cursor and VS Code.
What AgentMesh does[4][5][6][7][11]
AgentMesh rates every skill, server, and extension. AgentMesh scans MCP servers for prompt injection, malicious behaviour, and supply-chain risk. AgentMesh detects prompt injection in skills, MCP servers, and extensions before install. Every paid AgentMesh plan includes Kirin IDE security.

What it sells: Pangea

What AI Detection & Response does[1][3][5]
Pangea AI Detection & Response is deployed via collectors that integrate with existing tools and infrastructure. It gives security teams a picture of AI activity, AI threats and policy violations, and an audit trail to investigate them.

Questions about Knostic and Pangea

What do Knostic and Pangea sell?
Knostic sells Kirin and AgentMesh. Pangea sells AI Detection & Response.
Are Knostic and Pangea in the same category?
Yes. AI model and agent security is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are Knostic and Pangea headquartered?
Knostic is headquartered in Reston, United States.
When were Knostic and Pangea founded?
Knostic was founded in 2023.
Who owns Knostic and Pangea?
Knostic is privately held. Pangea is owned by CrowdStrike, since 2025.
Who are Knostic and Pangea sold to?
From its own pages, the company sells mainly to developers and teams that use AI coding agents and IDEs, with plans written for individual developers, growing teams, and engineering managers. From its own pages, Pangea sells mainly to security teams that want to secure AI from cloud to code.
What have Knostic and Pangea announced recently?
June 12, 2026: Knostic was recognized in the Cloud Security Alliance's first Agentic AI Security Innovator Market Map. December 15, 2025: CrowdStrike made its Falcon AI Detection and Response module generally available, built on its acquisition of AI security startup Pangea.

About Knostic

Knostic discovers and secures agents, coding assistants, and their supply chain, from MCP to skills and Code to Cowork. Knostic enforces rules by checking every action against policy before it runs, so allowed actions proceed and risky ones are blocked or sent to a human. Knostic applies least privilege to what agents do, watches every action as it happens, and blocks the unsafe ones before they execute.[1][6]

Kirin is the Knostic product that runs on the endpoint inside supported agents. Kirin sees the tools, extensions, servers, and skills actually installed and used. In one example, Kirin denies a destructive command before it executes, tells the developer why, and logs a Prevented alert for the SOC. AgentMesh rates every skill, server, and extension. Every paid AgentMesh plan includes Kirin IDE security.[4][6][11]

Knostic discovers every agent, model, and AI tool running across endpoints, attributes each to people and teams, and brings them under one policy. Knostic finds agents, extensions, MCP servers, and skills where they run, on the endpoint, rather than inferring from network logs. Discovery is passive, and policy can run in Monitor mode before anything is enforced. Discovered components are rated using AgentMesh verdicts and policy posture. Knostic maps which teams and individuals use which tools and what they can reach.[4][6]

Knostic describes one control plane for all agents, models, and AI tools. Knostic unifies and centrally governs agentic security policies and configurations. Teams can scope what agents may read, write, run, connect to, and install, per team. Knostic describes its guardrails for SaaS, in-house, coding, and Cowork agents.[1][6]

For prompt injection, Kirin catches the injection and blocks the action it would have caused. Kirin inspects what an agent is about to do, not just what it was told. Knostic scans prompts, retrieved context, and tool responses for injection and malicious instructions. Knostic catches credentials in prompts and outputs and blocks or redacts them, in Monitor or Enforce. Teams choose block, downgrade, route to a human, or log per rule and per team. For code, Knostic states that agents model threats before they code, follow secure coding rules, and have every package checked.[1][11]

Knostic keeps an up-to-date list of allowed MCP servers, with every connection validated in real time. Knostic flags deviations from policy or misconfigurations as they occur. AgentMesh continuously rescans the ecosystem, and Knostic research feeds new detections. Decision logs and runtime monitoring provide evidence for audits, incident response, and policy enforcement.[6]

Kirin supports Claude Code CLI, Claude Desktop and Cowork, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code + GitHub Copilot, on macOS and Windows, and Linux is in beta. Managers provision the console, push the endpoint client to the endpoints, directly or via an existing MDM, and start in Monitor mode. For Cursor and VS Code, Kirin deploys as an extension and requires the client for shadow AI visibility.

Kirin has three tiers, from individual developers to enterprise-wide rollouts. Knostic provides a package with SOC 2, pen test reports, and a data flow diagram in its trust center. Knostic Inc. is a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.[4][8][9]

Knostic on the record

Sources

Knostic full record

  1. [1]Knostic - The control plane for agentic AI on the endpointKnostic · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Ending llm oversharing we raised 11 million to secure enterprise aiKnostic · knostic.ai · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Rsac 2025 innovation sandbox knostic reshaping the access control paradigm for enterprise ai securitySecurity Boulevard · securityboulevard.com · published April 25, 2025 · Tier B
  4. [4]Shadow AI Discovery & Governance - KnosticKnostic · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Pricing - KnosticKnostic · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]AI Agent Security - KnosticKnostic · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]MCP Security Posture Management - KnosticKnostic · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Terms of Service - KnosticKnostic · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Knostic Knostic Trust Center | Powered by SafeBaseKnostic · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Knostic Featured Across Three Categories in CSA's Agentic AI Security Innovator Market MapKnostic · published June 12, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Prompt Injection Defense - KnosticKnostic · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

Pangea full record

  1. [1]Pangea | Security Guardrails for AI ApplicationsPangea · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Crowdstrike reports third quarter fiscal year 2026 financialCrowdStrike Holdings · ir.crowdstrike.com · published December 2, 2025 · Tier A
  3. [3]CrowdStrike Falcon AIDR: AI Detection & ResponseCrowdStrike · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Pangea.app Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]AI Detection & ResponsePangea · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]CrowdStrike Debuts AI Detection And Response: 5 Big Things To KnowCRN · published December 15, 2025 · Tier B

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