AI
How to track AI coding tool cost per developer
Track Claude Code cost per developer with OpenTelemetry identity and contracted rates. Copilot shows cost per developer in its dashboard. Budgets set the cap.
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Founder & VP Product, Nirmata
Ritesh Patel
Ritesh Patel is a founder of Nirmata and leads its products. He writes about governing AI coding agents, MCP security and Kubernetes policy as code.
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AI
How to investigate an AI agent incident
Rebuild what an AI agent did from logs with trusted timestamps, and detect later edits with digests kept away from the logs they cover, not beside them.
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AI
How to stop Claude Code from reading secrets and .env files
Block Claude Code from reading .env and secret files with Read deny rules, a PreToolUse hook and sandboxing, and see which reads each layer misses, and why.
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AI
How to find MCP servers in your codebase and clusters
Find MCP servers in repos with .mcp.json and claude mcp list, then in clusters by listing pods and images. Covers scopes, approvals and shadow servers.
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Kubernetes
How to document policy exceptions as audit evidence
Record a Kyverno PolicyException as audit evidence: its policy and resource scope, the approver and expiry, and the PolicyReport entry that proves it applied.
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AI
How to audit MCP tool calls
Audit MCP tool calls in Claude Code with OpenTelemetry tool events and OTEL_LOG_TOOL_DETAILS=1, plus hooks that record each server's source and denied calls.
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AI
Claude Code managed settings for enterprises
Claude Code managed settings sit above every developer file. Deploy managed-settings.json per OS or through MDM, check it with /status, then lock the rules.
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Kubernetes
SOC 2 controls for Kubernetes you can automate
Kubernetes policy can automate SOC 2 checks on privileged pods, Secrets, RBAC, service account tokens and images. It can't cover access reviews or approvals.
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AI
How to route Claude Code through an AI gateway
Point Claude Code at an AI gateway with ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL and a gateway credential, verify it with curl and /status, then roll it out with managed settings.
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AI
How to control MCP servers in GitHub Copilot
Control MCP servers in GitHub Copilot with the MCP policy, registry-only mode, managed-settings allowlists and cloud agent settings. See where each one applies.
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Kubernetes
Which PCI DSS requirements can Kubernetes policy enforce?
Kubernetes policy enforces the PCI DSS v4.0.1 rules on privileged pods, secrets, RBAC and image sources. It can't enforce logging, anti-malware or scope.
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AI
How to restrict which MCP servers Claude Code can use
Restrict Claude Code MCP servers with managed-mcp.json, allowedMcpServers and deniedMcpServers. Learn the match rules, the deny-first order and the gaps.
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