Artifact Management for AI Agents and AI-Built Software | Cloudsmith
Artifact Management for AI
A trusted source for every dependency your AI agents use
AI agents now write and assemble software at a speed no review process can match. Cloudsmith is the software supply chain for that era: one trusted source for every package, container, and model they pull, with your policies applied before anything arrives and your engineering context built in. We are the fully-managed alternative to JFrog Artifactory and Sonatype Nexus.
The problem
Untrusted sources: AI agents choose and install dependencies straight from public registries, so you can't see or control what enters your software.
Cloudsmith solution
One trusted source: Point agents and developer package managers at Cloudsmith. Every dependency flows through a single, observable source of truth.
The problem
Vulnerable or unsuitable packages: Agents install whatever works, including vulnerable, poorly maintained or restrictively licensed packages.
Cloudsmith solution
A dependency firewall: Every package is checked against your policies before it is released. Quarantine or block what exceeds your CVE threshold, and hold prohibited licenses for inspection.
The problem
No context: Agents write code as if nothing was built before, so software drifts from your conventions and costs more to maintain.
Cloudsmith solution
Your engineering context: Agents draw on pre-cached, pre-described registries that hold your organization's memory of each dependency, so they favor the options you already trust.
The problem
No traceability: Agents move faster than review, and there is no record of what they pulled or why.
Cloudsmith solution
Full traceability: Client logs, audit logs, and the observability suite show every request, whether a person or an agent made it.
Securing AI artifacts and LLMs
In this guide, Cloudsmith breaks down the security risks introduced by AI-generated code, AI models, and agentic workflows. It shows how centralized artifact management gives teams the control, visibility, and trust required to ship AI safely.
A single source of truth for every dependency your agents pull
AI agents will keep assembling software from libraries, containers, and other dependencies. Cloudsmith gives them a trustworthy source for the high volume they demand, so you can move fast and stay in control of what enters your software.
- Configure AI agents and developers' package managers to point at Cloudsmith, and every dependency flows through one place.
- Proxy and cache public registries through upstreams, so requests originate in Cloudsmith and policies apply before packages are released.
- Serve packages, containers, and models from universal multi-format repositories, with real-time audit trails for every action.
Guardrails and context for AI-enabled software engineering
Software made by AI is still assembled from dependencies. Cloudsmith puts guardrails around that process and gives your agents the context of everything your teams have already built and shipped. You get the benefit of AI-speed development, with the confidence that comes from knowing what you ship.
One trusted source for what agents install
Agents and developers pull through Cloudsmith instead of public registries. You gain a single point of control and a single view of every dependency, at the volume agents demand.
A dependency firewall for AI-written software
Define policies in Rego code to decide what reaches your agents. Quarantine or block vulnerable packages, hold prohibited licenses for inspection, tag poorly maintained packages, and delay very new versions until they are ready for production.
Engineering context your agents can use
Cloudsmith records whether a dependency meets policy, can be used legally, and is a preferred option. Agents get that memory up front, so they ship more uniform, easier-to-maintain software and spend fewer tokens finding their way.
Traceability for every request
See what was requested, what was allowed, and what was blocked, with client logs, audit logs, and the observability suite. Use that data to refine policy as agent usage grows.
Models and datasets too
Training or fine-tuning your own models? Store private models and datasets alongside 30+ other formats, and proxy public sources like Hugging Face, with the same access control, policy, and delivery.
Built-in security for everything agents consume
Every package that flows through Cloudsmith is checked against your policies and controls. Use policy-as-code to keep unsafe dependencies away from AI agents and pipelines, and use log data to see how your teams are building.
Security and quality signals
Analyze every package an agent requests for vulnerabilities and licensing issues before it reaches your pipelines.
Policy-as-code
Build policies in OPA Rego to control which packages reach agents, developers, and pipelines, and which are quarantined, blocked, or held.
Observability suite
Track every change and download request, from people and agents alike, with our suite of logging and observability tools.
G2 Momentum Leader Winter 2026
G2 recognized Cloudsmith in its Winter 2026 Momentum Grid for Repository Management Software, reflecting sustained momentum driven by customer adoption, product velocity, and market relevance.
Resources
Related resources on AI and the software supply chain
Guides and research on securing AI artifacts, writing policy for what agents can install, and keeping control of your dependencies.
Securing non-deterministic systems: A practical guide to AI artifacts and LLMOps
In this practical guide, Cloudsmith breaks down the real security risks introduced by AI-generated code, machine learning models, and agentic workflows. It shows how centralized artifact management gives teams the control, visibility, and trust required to ship AI safely.
Rego Policy Cookbook
Strengthen your governance and security posture with ready-to-use Rego policies. This free cookbook provides a curated collection of policy templates to help you enforce best practices, maintain compliance, and lock down security in your software supply chain — without starting from scratch.
Dependency attacks 2026: The confidence gap
We surveyed 400 platform and security engineers on how ready they are for dependency attacks. Most feel prepared, but their controls tell a different story. This report exposes the confidence gap and how to close it.
The 2026 Artifact Management Report
The 2026 Artifact Management Report examines the structural vulnerabilities now embedded in modern development pipelines, and the operational, regulatory, and architectural responses required to address them.
Frequently asked questions
Here are some of the questions we get from teams using AI agents to build software.
How do we make AI agents use Cloudsmith? Point your agents' and developers' package managers at Cloudsmith. Requests for open source packages are proxied through upstreams, and policies and checks apply before packages, containers, and models are made available. Dependencies flow through one trusted source instead of public registries.
How do we stop agents from installing vulnerable or unsuitable packages? You define policies in Rego code. Packages above a CVE threshold can be quarantined or blocked, prohibited licenses can be held for inspection, poorly maintained packages can be tagged, and very new versions can be held for a set period before release.
Can Cloudsmith scale to the volume of requests agents generate? Yes. Cloudsmith is built for global scale and serves massive enterprises, with a distributed edge network of 600+ points of presence. Our infrastructure scales with no intervention on your part, and if problems occur in a region, we route traffic to the nearest available region. We are truly cloud-native.
How do you log what agents and developers pull? Cloudsmith gives you a fully auditable trail via client logs, audit logs, and our observability suite, so you can see every request and every policy decision.
How does Cloudsmith help us keep secrets out of our pipelines? Cloudsmith supports OIDC (OpenID Connect) authentication, so you can connect your CI/CD workflows using short-lived, ephemeral tokens instead of permanent, long-lived API keys. That reduces the risk of credential leakage.
Can I automate user lifecycle management? Yes. Cloudsmith integrates directly with identity providers like Okta and Azure AD. Through SCIM deprovisioning, access is revoked across the entire organization the moment a user leaves.
Can we also store and control our own AI models and datasets? Yes. Cloudsmith stores private models and datasets alongside your packages and containers. You can configure retention rules to keep production versions and purge transient experiments, choose a storage region, apply GEO/IP rules, and share models with read-only entitlement tokens.