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Merge launches Agent Handler for Employees as an IT gatekeeper for workplace AI agents

Merge just shipped the IT gatekeeper for workplace AI agents. Here's why your security team should care.

Reporting by SiliconAngle 1 min brief
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Why it matters

As AI agents proliferate in enterprise workflows, IT teams need control mechanisms. Merge's Agent Handler addresses the critical gap between agent deployment and identity/access governance—a product-layer solution that makes agents deployable at scale without security chaos.

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5 to know

  1. Merge API launches Agent Handler for Employees

  2. Connects to identity providers and maps employee groups to approved tools/actions

  3. Positions as IT governance layer for workplace AI agents

  4. Targets strain on IT teams managing agent proliferation

  5. Published June 1, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: Merge API Inc., a platform provider delivering connective infrastructure for artificial intelligence to business data and tools, launched Agent Handler for Employees, easing the strain on information technology teams. With today’s release, Merge is offering a product that connects to identity…
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