Solution — Agentic MDR
Agentic MDR where the AI does the work and the human governs the outcome
Triage, investigate, and respond agents handle every alert with a replayable evidence trail — while you set the autonomy level per action class. 24x7 SOC coverage without the tier-1 backlog.
100%
Alerts triaged by an agent — no sampling, no queue
Seconds
Median time-to-verdict on incoming detections
24x7
Human SOC oversight with agent-driven investigation
3 tiers
Autonomy ladder — recommend, approve-gated, autonomous
MDR outcomes without the black-box tradeoff
Traditional MDR gives you outcomes but hides the work. AI-assisted MDR shows the work but leaves the labour with your analysts. Agentic MDR delivers both — agents do the labour, and every decision they make is inspectable, replayable, and yours to challenge.
Triage agent with verdict evidence
Every alert is reviewed by an AI triage agent that renders true-positive, benign, or duplicate — with the reasoning, telemetry, and correlated entities attached. No sampling, no queue backlog, no analyst fatigue.
Investigate agent with entity graph
For true positives the investigate agent pivots across identity, asset, network, and cloud data on an entity graph — assembling scope, blast radius, and lateral movement paths before a human joins.
Respond agent with autonomy ladder
Response actions run at the autonomy level you set per action class — recommend-only, approve-gated, or fully autonomous. Isolate host, disable identity, revoke token, block indicator — each with its own governance.
Evidence trail per case
Every agent decision, tool call, and data point lands on an immutable case timeline with signed hashes. Auditors, regulators, and customers can replay the investigation instead of trusting a summary.
Human-in-the-loop by design
Agents propose, humans dispose on high-impact actions. Analysts spend their time on judgement calls — scope containment, customer communication, root cause — not on copy-pasting IOCs between tabs.
Healthcare-tuned detections
HIPAA-aware playbooks for PHI exfiltration, EHR privilege misuse, and clinical-system ransomware — with 24x7 SOC coverage staffed by analysts who have run healthcare IR before.
Traditional MDR vs Agentic MDR
| Traditional MDR | ManySignal Agentic MDR |
|---|---|
| Traditional MDR — Tier 1 humans triage with 15-minute SLA on the queue | Agentic MDR — triage agent renders verdict in seconds on every alert |
| Investigation summary written by an analyst you never meet | Investigation timeline you can replay, with every pivot and verdict shown |
| Response requires a ticket to the MDR, then a customer approval, then execution | Response runs at the autonomy you granted — with approval gates only where you set them |
| Detection content is a black box — you learn what fired, not why | Detection logic, agent prompts, and decision criteria are transparent to the customer |
| Per-seat or per-GB pricing that scales with your data volume | Outcome-based pricing tied to cases handled — data volume is our problem, not yours |
| Add a new data source — wait for the MDR to build a parser | New source lands in the entity graph; agents reason over it the same day |
The autonomy ladder — configured per action class
- Recommend-only — agent proposes, analyst executes (high-impact actions)
- Approve-gated — agent stages, analyst clicks approve within SLA (medium-impact)
- Autonomous — agent executes and notifies (low-blast-radius reversible actions)
- Per-tenant ladders — different autonomy for prod, staging, and lab environments
- Per-action-class ladders — isolate host, disable identity, revoke token all tuned separately
- Time-boxed autonomy — grant autonomy for a maintenance window then revert
- Change-window aware — autonomy suspends during declared change freezes
- Full override — one click to demote to recommend-only if trust erodes
Agentic MDR — buyer questions
What is agentic MDR?
Agentic MDR is Managed Detection and Response where AI agents perform the triage, investigation, and initial response work — while humans govern outcomes, approve high-impact actions, and handle judgement-heavy escalations. It differs from traditional MDR (which is human-tier-driven with tooling) and from AI-assisted MDR (which surfaces suggestions to a human). In agentic MDR the agents do the work; the human is the accountable operator, not the primary labourer.
How is agentic MDR different from traditional MDR?
Three practical differences. First, latency — agents triage every alert in seconds rather than sampling a queue against a 15-minute SLA. Second, transparency — the investigation timeline is replayable rather than summarised by an analyst you never meet. Third, economics — outcome-based pricing tied to cases replaces per-GB or per-seat pricing tied to your data growth. The autonomy model also shifts: you set how far agents can act per action class, rather than routing every response through a ticket.
What is the agent stack in ManySignal's agentic MDR?
Three agents with distinct responsibilities. The triage agent classifies every alert against detection logic and prior verdicts, producing a disposition with evidence. The investigate agent pivots across the entity graph to establish scope, actor, and impact for true positives. The respond agent executes containment and remediation actions at the autonomy level configured per action class. All three write to a shared case record; humans can join at any point.
How does the autonomy ladder work?
Per action class you choose recommend-only, approve-gated, or autonomous. A typical starting configuration: autonomous for reversible low-blast-radius actions (block indicator, expire token, quarantine email); approve-gated for medium-impact actions (isolate endpoint, disable identity); recommend-only for high-impact actions (revoke production credential, take service offline). Customers tighten or loosen the ladder as they build trust in the agents' judgement.
Do you offer agentic MDR for healthcare?
Yes. ManySignal's healthcare offering adds HIPAA-aware detection content (PHI access anomalies, EHR privilege misuse, clinical-system ransomware precursors), a Business Associate Agreement, and analysts who have run healthcare incident response — including breach notification timelines under HIPAA Breach Notification Rule. The platform is deployed in HIPAA-eligible cloud infrastructure with signed audit trails suitable for OCR investigations.
See agentic MDR on your own telemetry
Bring a sample of your detections and we will show you the triage verdicts, investigation timelines, and response recommendations an agentic MDR would have produced.