Is Workforce Protector or Koi better for AI endpoint control?

Neither is scored on this site. Workforce Protector describes 1 of four product control types and Koi 1 on the pages we read, and they differ on 6 recorded facts. Which fits depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, where the work happens and whether you block or guide; the finder checks those.

Which of the two decides on a tool call before it runs?

Workforce Protector: Partly. Koi: Partly. Warn or ask: Workforce Protector Matches, Koi Not in our sources.

Do Workforce Protector or Koi publish prices?

Workforce Protector: Not published (demo request only). Koi: Not published.

HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY

Workforce Protector vs Koi: AI endpoint control facts side by side

Short answer

Workforce Protector describes 1 of the four product control types on the pages we read and Koi describes 1; they differ on on-device control and browser extension. On decisions, Workforce Protector describes some control over tool calls and Koi describes some control over tool calls. We do not score either; the right choice depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, your current stack and whether you block or guide.

By The Device Desk · Endpoint AI Finder · Published 2026-10-11

Desk research from public vendor pages read on 27 September and 11 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.

Vendor pages read September and October 2026 · updated 2026-10-13

Where do their controls sit?

Filled or hatched marker: Workforce Protector
Dashed teal ring: Koi, described

DEV Filled marker: described on the product pages we read
DEV Hatched marker: partly described (another component, a narrower scope, or method not detailed)
DEV Dashed marker: not in our sources (it may exist; we did not find it)

The map shows where each product's own pages describe a control, or where your answers point. It is not a measure of how well a product works.

What are the facts, side by side?

Akamai Workforce Protector and Koi (Palo Alto Networks), from each product's own pages. Differs is computed from recorded statuses, not wording.
Fact	Workforce Protector	Koi
Owner	Akamai (formerly LayerX; acquisition date not stated on the page)	Palo Alto Networks (acquisition completed 14 April 2026)
Positioning	Akamai Workforce Protector, formerly LayerX, is a browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari that controls prompts, responses, agent actions and data exchanges across AI, SaaS, web and desktop applications, including agentic browsers and AI assistants, without proxies or a browser replacement.	Koi, now sold by Palo Alto Networks as Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security, gives visibility into models, MCPs and extensions on endpoints, removes insecure packages, extensions and AI tools in one click, and stops malicious actions.
How it reaches devices	A browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari; Akamai says it needs no proxies and no browser replacement. Source: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) · Read 11 Oct 2026	Available as a Cortex XDR module or as a standalone agent. koi.ai now redirects to the Palo Alto Networks page. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026
On-device controlDiffers	Partly describedThe page says its controls reach desktop applications; how that works on the device is not described on the page we read. Source: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) · Read 11 Oct 2026	DescribedAgent-based visibility into models, MCPs and extensions, one-click removal of insecure packages, extensions and AI tools, and blocking of unsafe AI application interactions. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026
Browser extensionDiffers	DescribedA browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari that controls prompts, responses, agent actions and data exchanges. Source: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
Network or SSE proxy	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
AI or MCP gateway	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
Names the coding agents it coversDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesA Palo Alto Networks blog of 18 August 2026 names Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Antigravity. Source: Palo Alto Networks blog: A Quarter of Innovation with Koi Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 11 Oct 2026
Decides on a tool call before it runs	PartlyControls agent actions, including in agentic browsers; decisions on coding agent tool calls are not described. Source: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) · Read 11 Oct 2026	PartlyBlocks unsafe AI application interactions and prevents prompt injections; decisions on individual tool calls are not described. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026
Controls what goes into browser AIDiffers	MatchesControls prompts and data exchanges, with warn, redact, block and guide. Source: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not in our sources
Rolls out through EDR or device management you runDiffers	Not in our sources	PartlyA Cortex XDR module, or its own standalone agent. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026
Can warn or ask instead of only blockingDiffers	MatchesWarn and guide are actions alongside redact and block. Source: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not in our sources
Can block an agent, tool or action	MatchesBlock is one of its actions. Source: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) · Read 11 Oct 2026	MatchesStops malicious actions and removes insecure packages, extensions and AI tools in one click. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026
Has a watch-only or simulation mode	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Records who or what took each action	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI	PartlyCovers AI inside SaaS and web applications through the browser. Source: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) · Read 11 Oct 2026	PartlyPalo Alto Networks plans integration with Prisma AIRS, its wider AI security platform. Source: Palo Alto Networks press release: acquisition of Koi completed · Read 27 Sep 2026
Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace)	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Built into	None	Offered as a Cortex XDR module. Source: Palo Alto Networks press release: acquisition of Koi completed · Read 27 Sep 2026
Works with	None in our sources	None in our sources
Price	Not published (demo request only). Source: Akamai Workforce Protector (formerly LayerX) · Read 11 Oct 2026	Not published. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026

Where do they differ?

On-device control: Workforce Protector partly describes it; Koi describes it.
Browser extension: Workforce Protector describes it; Koi is not in our sources.
Names the coding agents it covers: Workforce Protector is not in our sources; Koi matches.
Controls what goes into browser AI: Workforce Protector matches; Koi is not in our sources.
Rolls out through EDR or device management you run: Workforce Protector is not in our sources; Koi partly matches.
Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Workforce Protector matches; Koi is not in our sources.

Choose Workforce Protector if

Most AI use happens in browsers and you want to warn, redact or guide rather than block
People use agentic browsers or AI assistants inside SaaS apps

Choose Koi if

You already run Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
You want to find and remove risky extensions and packages across the fleet

Which limits should you check?