A FIRST LOOK AT APERTURE BY TAILSCALE (PRIVATE ALPHA)

Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter

Aperture is an alpha-stage AI gateway that offers insights into coding agent usage within organizations. It eliminates the need to share API keys by using Tailscale's built-in identity system for authenticating users and machines. The tool supports CLI and VS Code-based AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI, providing centralized monitoring of usage, cost tracking across different models and providers, and SIEM integration via S3 exports, all while linking API usage to specific users and devices. Aperture is free for up to three users, similar to Tailscale's Personal plan. It features an extensible platform, starting with a partnership with Oso to enhance security controls, alerts, and audits, with future plans to extend beyond coding agents to other AI workloads.