Mend AI is a commercial AI security service, run through the Mend AppSecAppSecApplication security: the practice of finding and fixing vulnerabilities in software during design, development, and testing. Cyber tools build on AppSec workflows to shift vulnerability detection earlier in the development lifecycle. Platform, that discovers AI agents, models, system prompts and connected tools inside an organization's codebase and lets teams triage what it finds. Discovered entities can be suppressed or marked reviewed individually, with bulk actions and an audit trail that persists across scans, and a beta agent dashboard shows each agent alongside the MCPs and models it references. This is aimed at application security and compliance teams who need to govern AI usage rather than at the developers building the agents themselves. It sits in the AI-BOMAI-BOMAn inventory of every AI model, dataset, and dependency used in a system, analogous to a software bill of materials, giving cyber tools a structured way to audit AI supply-chain risk. and AI security-posture space, producing inventories exportable as CycloneDX 1.7CycloneDX 1.7An OWASP-maintained Software Bill of Materials standard and schema; version 1.7 adds attestations and evidence fields, giving cyber tools a richer, machine-readable format for expressing supply-chain trust claims. or SPDX 3SPDX 3An open standard from the Linux Foundation for expressing software bill-of-materials data, letting cyber tools exchange dependency, license, and vulnerability metadata in a machine-readable, interoperable format..0.1 for downstream compliance tooling. Recent releases land every few weeks, the latest 17 days ago, suggesting active development.
Mend AI is a product by Mend.io that detects, inventories, and assesses security risks in AI models, system prompts, agents, and runtime applications.
What models, prompts, agents and tools are actually running across our applications?
builds a metadata-only inventory of every detected AI entity at the organization, application, and project level, so nobody has to track down each team's AI usage by hand
Can we hand our AI inventory to a compliance or procurement process without reformatting it?
exports the AI-BOM in CycloneDX or SPDX formats, so downstream tooling that already expects one of those standards can consume it directly
Which security findings in our code are AI-related versus traditional application flaws?
scans application code and AI components together and reports both under the same findings interface, instead of leaving AI risk to a separate tool that never sees the codebase
Where do we triage a finding without breaking a developer's flow?
lets a developer suppress or unsuppress a finding directly from their IDE or AI agent workflow, individually or in bulk, across the scanning engines that produced it
Are all our organizations running the same governance rules, or has one drifted?
centralizes workflow definitions at the account level so administrators can apply and check the same rules across multiple organizations instead of per-org copies
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Features
18 capabilities
across 3 capability groups
Built from Mend AI's releases, docs, README and our own runs.
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+Bun package manager supportdocumentedAdds support for the Bun JavaScript package manager in the Mend CLI and Mend Repository Integrations for SCA scanning.11 other sources · first seen Sep 2026▸
Shared capability: Dependency scanning
Also counts toward: Command-line interface, Scripting language support
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Version 26.9.1 (27-September-2026) The Mend CLI and the Mend Repository Integrations now support the Bun package manager for JavaScript projects.
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Version 26.9.1 (28-September-2026) (Open Beta) The Mend CLI now supports the Bun package manager for JavaScript projects.
docs update · Sep 2026
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14 Sep 08:35 58cd82c (2026-09-14) manager/github-actions: support actions/setup-dotnet's dotnet-version #45877 e6c6f29 manager/github-actions: support actions/setup-java's java-version #45878 58cd82c manager/github-actions: generate one combined first-party and community table ( #45875 343fed8 manager/github-actions:…
docs update · Sep 2026
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+IDE/AI agent suppression toolshippedEnables developers to manage security findings directly within their IDE or AI agent workflow, supporting single and bulk suppression or unsuppression actions across SAST and SCA engines.2 releases · 3 other sources · first seen Sep 2026▸
Shared capability: Dependency scanning
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Extends Suppress and Review triage actions to the individual finding level, enabling security teams to triage specific findings within an entity independently rather than only at the entity level.︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄
(27-September-2026) · Sep 2026
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Suppress and Review actions are now available at the individual finding level, allowing security teams to triage specific issues within an entity without affecting other findings in that entity.
(27-September-2026) · Sep 2026
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(27-September-2026) The Suppress and Review actions have been extended to the individual finding level. Previously limited to the entity level, users can now triage specific findings within an entity independently.
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Version 26.8.2 (06-September-2026) Introduced a new suppression tool in , enabling developers to effectively manage security findings directly within their IDE or AI agent workflow. This update supports both single and bulk suppression or unsuppression actions across all scanning engines, including SAST and SCA.
docs update · Sep 2026
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Triage a specific critical finding independently while leaving other findings in the same entity active for review.$ In the console, go to the entity view and select the individual finding you want to triage.
(27-September-2026) · Sep 2026
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+Enhanced SCA detection accuracydocumentedImproves the detection accuracy of the JavaScript/TypeScript analysis engine across 11 specific CWEs.1 other source · first seen Sep 2026▸
Shared capability: Dependency scanning
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Version 26.8.2 (07-September-2026) Improved detection accuracy of JavaScript /TypeScript analysis engine across 11 CWEs.
docs update · Sep 2026
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+AI Bill of Materials (AI-BOM) reportingshippedGenerates a metadata-only inventory of detected AI entities—models, prompts, agent configurations, and tools—at organization, application, and project scopes, supporting CycloneDX 1.7 and SPDX 3.0.1 formats.28 releases · 3 other sources · first seen Mar 2025▸
Shared capability: CycloneDX SBOM
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Adds the AI Bill of Materials (AI-BOM) report capability to generate a comprehensive inventory of detected AI entities including models, system prompts, agent configurations, tools, and agents.
(24-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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New AI Bill of Materials (AI-BOM) report available through the Mend Platform reporting interface and API, generating a metadata-only inventory of detected AI entities — models, system prompts, agent configurations, tools, and agents — at organization, application, and project scopes.
(24-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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New AI Bill of Materials (AI-BOM) report available via the Mend Platform reporting interface and API, generating a metadata-only inventory of detected AI entities — models, system prompts, agent configurations, tools, and agents — scoped to organization, application, and project levels.
(24-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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AI-BOM exports support industry-standard CycloneDX 1.7 and SPDX 3.0.1 formats, enabling downstream tooling and compliance workflows that consume either standard.
(24-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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AI-BOM exports support industry-standard CycloneDX 1.7 and SPDX 3.0.1 formats.
(24-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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Adds the AI-BOM report accessible through the Mend Platform's reporting interface and API, generating inventories of AI entities (models, prompts, agents, tools) in CycloneDX 1.7 and SPDX 3.0.1 formats.
(24-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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(24-August-2026) Introduced the new AI Bill of Materials (AI-BOM) report , providing full visibility into an organization's AI footprint.
docs update · Aug 2026
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View the AI-BOM data directly in the Mend Platform reporting interface.$ In the Mend Platform UI, navigate to Reporting and select 'AI Bill of Materials (AI-BOM)' report.
(24-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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Generate an AI-BOM report for your organization's AI footprint via the Mend Platform reporting UI.$ In the Mend Platform, go to Reports > AI Bill of Materials (AI-BOM), select the desired scope (organization, application, or project), choose output format (CycloneDX 1.7 or SPDX 3.0.1), and export.
(24-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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+AI Runtime Protection multi-language supportshippedExpands Mend AI Runtime Protection | Guardrails runtime threat detection to additional widely used programming languages.15 releases · 5 other sources · first seen Jun 2025▸
Shared capability: Runtime threat detection
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Requires Docker Sandboxes 0.42.0 or later, which added the kit arguments used by the Mend Guardrails Kit.
announced · Oct 2026
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Requires MEND_KEY (the Guardrails activation key from Integrations → Mend AI Guardrails in the Mend.io platform) passed at runtime via -e MEND_KEY — distinct from MEND_USER_KEY.
announced · Oct 2026
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Expands runtime threat detection coverage in Mend AI Runtime Protection | Guardrails to additional languages.︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄
changelog · Oct 2026
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Expands Mend AI Runtime Protection | Guardrails to support additional languages for runtime threat detection.︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄
changelog · Oct 2026
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Expands runtime threat detection in Mend AI Runtime Protection | Guardrails to additional languages.︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄
(05-October-2026) · Oct 2026
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Enhanced Harmful Content detection for implicit prompts is now available in the Guardrails SDK.
(18-May-2026) · May 2026
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(05-October-2026) Enhanced multi-language support in Mend AI Runtime Protection | Guardrails Languages , expanding runtime threat detection to some of the world's most widely used languages.
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example
Also intercept Codex TUI model calls through Guardrails, not just OpenAI-compatible SDK clients — useful when the agent itself drives interactive sessions.$ sbx run codex \ --kit docker.io/sbx/mend-guardrails-kit:latest \ --kit-arg mend-guardrails.interceptTui=true \ -e MEND_KEY="$MEND_KEY" \ .
announced · Oct 2026
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Start a Codex sandbox with Mend AI Guardrails intercepting all OpenAI-compatible client traffic — catches secrets or prompt injection before they reach the model.$ sbx run codex \ --kit docker.io/sbx/mend-guardrails-kit:latest \ -e MEND_KEY="$MEND_KEY" \ .
announced · Oct 2026
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Deploy the standalone Guardrails server via Docker to secure any environment.$ docker run -p 8080:8080 mend/guardrails-server
(18-May-2026) · May 2026
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Configure a behavioral risk probe targeting public data with retrieval augmented generation.$ In the probe configuration, select `Public with RAG` from the Target Type dropdown and set the desired risk priority
25.5.2 · Jun 2025
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+Other / not yet classified13 featuresFeatures we have not matched to a capability yet. A suggested match is marked.▸
+AI Behavioral Risk Red-TeamingshippedEnables configurable red-teaming probes targeting various AI environments to test for behavioral risks like prompt injection and context leakage.26 releases · 3 other sources · first seen Jun 2025▸
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Extends Red Teaming support to Traditional Chinese prompts.
(29-June-2026) · Jun 2026
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Expands AI Red Teaming support to include Traditional Chinese prompts.
(29-June-2026) · Jun 2026
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Adds CLI capability to define, run, configure targets for, trigger, and retrieve results of AI Red Teaming tests for CI/CD integration.
(29-June-2026) · Jun 2026
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Adds CLI capability to define targets, trigger runs, and retrieve results for AI Red Teaming tests.
(29-June-2026) · Jun 2026
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Adds new adversarial testing probes for teen safety, dangerous content, cross-session leaks, and unverifiable claims, including encoding strategies (hexadecimal, Morse code, emoji) and multi-turn escalation.
(11-May-2026) · May 2026
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Adds new adversarial testing capabilities including age-restricted goods, dangerous content, cross-session leaks, unverifiable claims tests, hexadecimal/Morse/emoji encoding strategies, and multi-turn escalation.
(11-May-2026) · May 2026
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example
Automate red-teaming in CI/CD by defining and running tests via the new CLI interface without manual UI interaction.$ mend-ai redteaming define --target <model_target> --prompt_lang traditional-chinese mend-ai redteaming run --config <config_file> mend-ai redteaming results --run_id <run_id>
(29-June-2026) · Jun 2026
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Use custom parsers to test proprietary apps that standard tools don't support.$ In Red Teaming, navigate to the Custom Parsers section and upload your parser logic for supported proprietary applications.
(04-May-2026) · May 2026
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Configure a behavioral risk probe targeting public data with retrieval augmented generation.$ In the probe configuration, select `Public with RAG` from the Target Type dropdown and set the desired risk priority
25.5.2 · Jun 2025
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+AI Governance and Policy ControlshippedAllows administrators to govern AI components via policy engines, automation workflows, and centralized UI management options.20 releases · 2 other sources · first seen Mar 2025▸
Also counts toward: Web management console
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Provides mend-guard-text command to explicitly evaluate MCP and tool-result text content against the configured Mend AI Guardrails policy.
announced · Oct 2026
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Provides mend-guardrails-selftest built-in self-test command to validate that enforcement (e.g. Prompt Injection, Secret Keys policies set to Block) is working inside the sandbox.
announced · Oct 2026
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Supports --kit-arg mend-guardrails.interceptTui=true to route Codex TUI model traffic through Guardrails inspection (requires a host OpenAI Platform API key with Responses write permission).
announced · Oct 2026
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Introduces docker.io/sbx/mend-guardrails-kit, a Docker SBX mixin kit that layers Mend AI Guardrails onto an existing Codex sandbox by running mend-guardrails-server locally and routing OpenAI-compatible client traffic through it via OPENAI_BASE_URL.︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄
announced · Oct 2026
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Adds entity-level suppression and review for AI entities — Models, System Prompts, Agent Configs, and Agents — with a status column tracking triage states (unreviewed, manually reviewed, or suppressed), bulk actions, and an audit trail that persists across scans.
(09-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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Enables entity-level suppression and review of Models, System Prompts, Agent Configs, and Agents with triage status tracking
(09-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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example
Confirm that Block policies (e.g. Prompt Injection, Secret Keys) are actively enforcing before relying on the sandbox in evaluation.$ mend-guardrails-selftest
announced · Oct 2026
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Configure automation workflows to filter and manage models approaching End-of-Life based on their detected lifecycle state.$ In the Mend Platform UI, go to Automation > Workflow Conditions and add a filter for 'Model Lifecycle State' or 'EOL Timeline'.
(29-June-2026) · Jun 2026
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+AI Security Posture MonitoringshippedProvides centralized dashboards, severity distribution widgets, and project-level findings columns to visualize and manage AI security risks.9 releases · 1 other source · first seen Jul 2025▸
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Introduces a dedicated agent dashboard and detailed agent views (currently in beta) for managing and securing the AI agent ecosystem.
(09-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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Enriches the AI Security Dashboard with system prompt risk data
25.12.1 · Jan 2026
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Adds System Prompt Risk table with quick export/sharing and deep-link side panel for prompt context
25.12.1 · Jan 2026
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Integrates System Prompt Risks into existing AI Security Risk Factors across Projects and Applications with a filterable Conversational Interface chip
25.12.1 · Jan 2026
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Adds GET /api/v3.0/applications/{applicationUuid}/ai/model/findings/security endpoint for listing application-level AI findings
Version 25.10.1 (19-October-2025) · Oct 2025
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Adds GET /api/v3.0/projects/{projectUuid}/ai/model/findings/security endpoint for listing project-specific AI findings
Version 25.10.1 (19-October-2025) · Oct 2025
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View tracking details for AI model findings directly in the UI$ In the Mend AI console, go to Findings > AI Models and open a finding to view the Violations tab
(09-February-2026) · Feb 2026
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+Account-level global workflowsshippedAllows administrators to define and manage automation workflows centrally across multiple organizations within an account.3 releases · 6 other sources · first seen Aug 2026▸
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Adds Mend Activation Key requirement to the Guardrails SDK download procedure
(16-September-2026) · Sep 2026
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Adds a Mend Activation Key authentication step to the Guardrails SDK download procedure, required in addition to the existing authentication process during SDK usage.︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄
(16-September-2026) · Sep 2026
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Existing Guardrails SDK installations with unpinned versions that try to re-install dependencies will now require providing the Mend Activation Key during the download procedure.
(16-September-2026) · Sep 2026
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Version 26.9.1 (28-September-2026) The Mend CLI SAST scan (mend code) now supports a --print-to-console flag that prints the CLI logs directly to the console (stdout) as the scan runs, in addition to writing them to the log file.
docs update · Sep 2026
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26 Sep 00:46 0639f2f (2026-09-26) update dependency lru-cache to v11.5.3 (main) ( #46484 0639f2f 25 Sep 21:12 dd1ea91 (2026-09-25) update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v13.102.5 (main) ( #46481 dd1ea91 25 Sep 20:55 4ce7195 (2026-09-25) update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v13.102.4 (main)…
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25 Sep 00:19 9417b64 (2026-09-25) update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v13.102.2 (main) ( #46459 9417b64 update dependency memfs to v4.78.1 (main) ( #46456 7799eb9 24 Sep 22:53 f0b8358 (2026-09-24) Code Refactoring datasource: stop double-caching releases at the index level ( #46103 a3d265d…
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17 Sep 13:43 53e93ca (2026-09-17) update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v13.99.1 (main) ( #46295 be8ddad update dependency memfs to v4.73.0 (main) ( #46297 53e93ca update dependency vite to v8.3.0 (main) ( #46296 b34b2cb 17 Sep 13:02 30f0fe8 (2026-09-17) datasource/buildpacks-registry: set cacheable…
docs update · Sep 2026
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Version 26.8.1 (23-August-2026) Introduced Account-Level (Global) Workflows , enabling administrators to define and manage workflows centrally across multiple organizations.
docs update · Aug 2026
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+AI Model Visibility and DetectionshippedDetects AI models, frameworks, and inference providers across various cloud platforms and artifact types, including shadow AI identification.8 releases · 1 other source · first seen Mar 2025▸
Also counts toward: User-defined detection rules
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Adds framework-based agent discovery that detects AI agents and their connected tools and Model Context Protocols (MCPs) within projects, surfacing referenced models and system prompts.
(09-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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Adds framework-based agent discovery to detect AI agents, connected tools, and Model Context Protocols (MCPs) within projects
(09-August-2026) · Aug 2026
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Adds System Prompt Risk detection to invent system prompts in conversational AI interfaces (open beta)
25.12.1 · Jan 2026
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Adds System Prompt Risk detection (open beta) for conversational AI system prompts, including a new inventory table, filterable Conversational Interface chip, and hardened prompt remediation in the side panel
Version 25.12.1 (05-January-2026) · Jan 2026
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Exposes system prompt risk data via API
25.12.1 · Jan 2026
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Adds the ability to extend AI detection with custom regex patterns for more precise scanning
25.10.3 · Nov 2025
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11 Sep 11:23 282a0f3 (2026-09-11) manager/github-actions: support renovatebot/github-action renovate-image #45873 6580ef4 manager/github-actions: support renovatebot/github-action's renovate-version #45872 e4307d5 update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v13.97.7 (main) ( #45882 282a0f3 11 Sep 10:43 7217c0b…
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+Workflow email notification recipient controldocumentedAllows workflow creators to select specific users or groups as recipients for scan summary emails, giving direct control over email notification delivery.2 other sources · first seen Oct 2026▸
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Version 26.9.2 (04-October-2026) Email notification capabilities in have been enhanced, allowing workflow creators to directly control recipients by selecting specific users or groups for scan summary emails.
docs update · Oct 2026
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Version 26.9.2 (04-October-2026) Email notification capabilities in have been enhanced, allowing workflow creators to directly control recipients by selecting specific users or groups for scan summary emails.
docs update · Oct 2026
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+Chainguard container image detectiondocumentedDetects Chainguard-specific vulnerability data and VEX information by analyzing image layers and base images to enhance container security.2 other sources · first seen Aug 2026▸
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Version 26.9.1 (27-September-2026) Fixed an issue where certain vulnerabilities in RHEL8/Rocky8-based images were not correctly identified during filesystem scans. The scanner now properly surfaces OS-level CVEs even when no official fix is available from the distribution.
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Version 26.8.1 (23-August-2026) Chainguard is now supported as part of Mend Containerâs hardened image detection , enhancing container security by incorporating Chainguard-specific vulnerability data and VEX information. This update includes the detection of Chainguard image layers and base images.
docs update · Aug 2026
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+AI Inventory and Licensing ReportingshippedGenerates standardized AI inventory and compliance reports filtered by system labels, including detailed license risk assessments for open-source models.2 releases · first seen Sep 2025▸
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Adds comprehensive organizational reporting to generate standardized AI inventory and findings reports filtered by AI system labels
Version 25.9.1 (29-September-2025) · Sep 2025
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Generates standardized AI inventory and findings reports filtered by AI system labels for compliance and audit.
25.9.1 · Sep 2025
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+Container image scan size limit increasedocumentedIncreases the maximum container image scan size from 2GB to 4GB, enabling scanning of larger images across all registry integrations including ECR.1 other source · first seen Oct 2026▸
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Version 26.9.2 (04-October-2026) The image scan size limit for Mend Container has been increased from 2GB to 4GB. This update allows for the successful pulling, extraction, and scanning of larger container images across all registry integrations, including ECR.
docs update · Oct 2026
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+AI Detection Customization via RegexshippedAllows administrators to extend default AI detection capabilities by adding custom regex patterns for more precise scanning.1 release · first seen Nov 2025▸
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custom regex patterns can now be added to extend Mend AI's default detection capabilities for more precise scanning.
Version 25.10.3 (16-November-2025) · Nov 2025
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+SAST configuration file entry point detectiondocumentedExtends Mend SAST to recognize additional configuration file types such as YAML and JSON for entry point detection, automatically identifying API endpoints and mapping them to their implementation classes.1 other source▸
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Version 26.9.2 (05-October-2026) Mend SAST now supports additional configuration files, such as YAML and JSON, to improve entry point detection. The engine automatically identifies API endpoints and maps them to their corresponding implementation classes.
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+Unified vulnerability remediationdocumentedProvides a standardized fix logic and recommendations experience across the platform, featuring a Top Fix column, updated Remediation tab, and consistent metadata for reliable fixes.1 other source▸
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Version 26.8.2 (06-September-2026) Introduced a unified vulnerability remediation experience across the Mend Platform by standardizing fix logic and recommendations, adding a Top Fix column in the Findings table, updating the Remediation tab, and ensuring consistent metadata for reliable and clear vulnerability fixes.
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+Vulnerability data from EUVDdocumentedIntegrates the European Union Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as a primary source, providing enriched vulnerability data including CVSS scores and exploitability information from ENISA.1 other source▸
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Introduced support for the European Union Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as a primary security data source. This integration provides enriched vulnerability data, including dedicated CVSS scores and exploitability information sourced directly from ENISA .
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Shipping velocityreleases a month, last 12 months
Documentation qualityrelease-notes rubric, 0–100
Breaking-change disciplinehow rarely a release breaks users, and notice given
Maintenance riskquiet time against its own cadence, maintainers
Innovation & surfacenew capabilities, API and MCP surface
Five scores for Mend AI, each built from the releases, notes and API history this site tracks — and, on Researcher and Business, where it stands among every measured tool in its category and how that has moved.
Each score is 0–100 on a published rubric, derived from data this site already shows.
A dimension we cannot measure says so — it is never scored 0 and never enters a rank.
How this is scored
Shipping velocity — releases a month over the last 12 months, on a log scale where 16 a month scores 100. Needs 3 releases in the window.
Documentation quality — the release-notes rubric published on the analytics page, unchanged.
Breaking-change discipline — the share of releases carrying a breaking change (none scores 100, half or more scores 0). Only projects that label breaking changes are measured: a clean record cannot be told from an unlabelled one.
Maintenance risk — quiet time measured against the tool's own release cadence (quiet longer than 90 days and three typical gaps scores 0), plus the number of active maintainers and whether contributors are growing, where known. Higher is lower risk.
Innovation & surface — new capabilities in the feature ledger this year, API and MCP operations added, and the share of commits that are features: the mean of whichever we hold.
Community health (open-source tools only) — each is a direction, not a size: contributors this year against last, the bus factor now against a year ago, and issues closed per issue opened, where steady scores 50, doubled 100 and halved 0; plus the median time to a maintainer's first reply (an hour scores about 100, a month or more 0). A commercial card has no repository and carries none of the four.
Documented delivery (commercial tools) — when a vendor's documented new capabilities have slowed against its own baseline, that counts against the overall standing as heavily as two low dimensions. Steady delivery, or too little history to judge, leaves the standing alone; it is never a sixth score.
Open-source tools are scored on repository signals; commercial tools on their published changelog. Ranks compare tools within one category and one profile and need at least five measured peers; the overall standing needs three ranked dimensions. Best-in-breed or consolidator is a shape, not a quality, and is never scored.
Release-note detail over time
See how much detail Mend AI puts in its release notes, quarter by quarter, and compare it with tracked tools in the same category. This history uses up to ten retained, reviewed notes per tool; sparse or blank older quarters may reflect that limit.
32 readings of Mend.io's pricing page since May 2022, with 8 relaunches of its plan lineup and 9 changes to what its plans include — each one dated, compared with the reading before it, and explained for someone buying the tool.
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Each offering on the pricing page links to its own page of plans, read at its latest capture.
Plan relaunches
Plans, prices and descriptions are quoted from the vendor's own pricing page as we read it on each date.
A plan missing from a later reading is shown as no longer listed on the page — a statement about the page, not the product.
Readings that failed to show any plans are left out rather than read as a change.
Website history
mend.io, every change
Mend.io's home page and 40 more pages as they looked each month from May 2022 to October 2026: 53 renders, 4 changes of tagline or palette. Step through them, play them, or put any two months side by side.
Website history is included with Researcher and Business.
What Mend AI connects to, runs on and detects, read from its release notes and docs. So far: 2 updated detections.
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When
2 changes, tracked since Oct 5, 2026.
Oct 122026
updatedMend AI Runtime Protection | Guardrails multi-language support
Enhanced multi-language support in
Mend AI Runtime Protection · Guardrails Languages
, expanding runtime threat detection to some of the world's most widely used languages.
updatedMend AI Runtime Protection | Guardrails multi-language threat detection
Enhanced multi-language support in Mend AI Runtime Protection · Guardrails Languages , expanding runtime threat detection to some of the world's most widely used languages.
Nothing first seen in this window. That doesn't mean Mend AI shipped nothing, only that we found no record of it.
Changes per month New Updated Retired
2026-10
2
How we count
Read from 9 of 65 release notes and docs updates we hold for Mend AI. "First seen" is the earliest note that names something; "last" is the latest. Our history may start partway through Mend AI's life, so an old integration can show a recent first-seen date.
Each change counts once: "added 40 checks" is one line, so the numbers measure how often coverage moves, not how big the catalogue is or how well it detects.
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October 202610
September 202612
August 20268
June 20261
May 20263
March 20261
February 20262
January 20262
December 20252
November 20252
October 20252
September 20256
July 20254
June 20255
May 20252
April 20251
March 20252
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