A self-hostable agentic AI framework that runs enterprise vulnerability assessment as ten sequential, context-linked phases instead of ten disconnected tools — carrying structured findings from asset discovery through continuous monitoring as one coherent analytical process.
Discovery tools map assets. Scanners identify CVEs. Risk calculators apply CVSS scoring. Compliance dashboards generate reports. Each performs its function in isolation — none carries reasoning across the full assessment. Purpose-built agentic security platforms released in 2024–2026 are each confined to one or two phases with no cross-phase context continuity.
Every canonical VA phase, addressed by one framework, each building on the last.
Each phase receives a semantic summary of prior findings as explicit context — not just a task description. Phase 5's composite risk score combines Phase 2 criticality classification, Phase 3 CVSS findings, and Phase 4 credential-exposure data:
Backend proxy pattern — the Anthropic API key never reaches the browser.
/api/messages — rate-limited 30 req/min/IPANTHROPIC_API_KEY from AWS Secrets Managerapi.anthropic.comEvery outbound LLM call additionally passes through ContextGuard's zero-trust policy engine before submission.
Against four commercial agentic AI security platforms. Y = full support, P = partial, N = none, as documented at time of writing.
| Capability | PRAVAL | Aardvark | Hexa AI | Maze | Beagle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Discovery | Y | N | P | Y | N |
| Asset Classification | Y | N | N | P | N |
| Vulnerability Scanning | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Credentialed Probing | Y | N | Y | Y | N |
| Risk Prioritization | Y | Y | Y | Y | P |
| Remediation Planning | Y | P | P | P | N |
| Mitigation Controls | Y | N | P | N | N |
| Risk Acceptance | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Reporting | Y | P | Y | P | P |
| Continuous Monitoring | Y | N | P | P | P |
| Context Chaining | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Compliance-Aware | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| Self-Hostable | Y | N | N | N | Y |
| Scanner-Free | Y | N | N | N | N |