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Analyst ReportJuly 2026

Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Agentic AI, 2026

AI agents are moving faster than your identity controls.

This first Gartner Hype Cycle for Agentic AI maps 33 innovations reshaping the enterprise - and names identity and access management as a defining control challenge. See what Gartner recommends before your agents outnumber your employees.

  • Define access policies for agentic access to resources - monitor activity, audit regularly

  • Replace shared API keys with per-user authentication and authorization

  • Discover and inventory every agent - sanctioned and unsanctioned

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