Alibaba Cloud Observability

Mar 16, 2026 · Information Security

Can AI Agents Be Truly Controlled? Auditing, Cost, and Security Insights for OpenClaw

This article examines whether AI agents operate under strict control by analyzing OpenClaw's attack surface, security incidents, session audit logs, application logs, and OTEL metrics, and demonstrates how multi‑source observability can answer who triggered actions, what costs were incurred, which high‑risk tools were used, and whether the behavior is fully traceable.