Snake Oilers: Minimal.dev, Request Rocket and TRM Labs

Patrick Gray hosts three vendor pitches from Jake King of Minimal.dev, Alex Ferguson of RequestRocket, and Simon Warren of TRM Labs. The episode focuses on securing AI agents, controlling outbound API access, and making threat intelligence consumption more flexible and usage-based—issues CIOs will recognize as AI adoption accelerates and API sprawl grows.

Key points

• Minimal.dev isolates AI coding agents with libkrun so network access, secrets, and resources can be tightly constrained.
• RequestRocket proxies outbound API traffic to translate auth, enforce per-request permissions, redact fields, and preserve audit trails.
• TRM Labs’ Ardence aggregates 50+ data partners and 100+ endpoints behind one AI-driven, per-query billing model.
• Ardence uses credit caps and source tuning to stop costly investigation runs from spiraling.
• All three pitches center on governance for AI-driven workflows: containment, least privilege, and observable access patterns.