See Every AI Tool Your Employees Are Using
Employees are using ChatGPT, running local LLMs, and calling AI APIs without IT knowing. Shadow AI Detector finds them all — automatically, silently, and reports directly into your governance dashboard.
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Shadow AI Is Your Biggest Blind Spot
Your employees are adopting AI faster than your governance can keep up. ChatGPT Desktop is running on laptops. Ollama is serving local models. Developers are calling DeepSeek and Groq APIs from scripts. Marketing installed three Chrome extensions that send company data to AI services you've never heard of.
This isn't malicious — it's enthusiasm. But ungoverned AI usage creates real risk: sensitive data leaking to unvetted services, EU AI Act compliance violations, and security exposures your team doesn't know exist.
Shadow AI Detector is a lightweight script that IT deploys through your existing MDM (Intune, SCCM, Jamf). It runs silently in the background, scanning for AI tools across four dimensions: running processes, DNS cache, local server ports, and browser extensions. Findings are reported directly to your Fronterio governance dashboard.
When a new AI tool is detected, it's automatically proposed as an agent in your governance registry. Your admin reviews, approves, or dismisses — creating a complete audit trail that satisfies EU AI Act Article 26 deployer obligations.
Before and After Shadow AI Detection
Without Shadow AI Detection
- Employees use ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity without IT knowledge
- No visibility into local LLM servers like Ollama running on developer machines
- AI API keys scattered across teams — OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek calls untracked
- EU AI Act compliance blind spot — you can't govern what you can't see
With Fronterio Shadow AI Detection
- Every AI desktop app, browser extension, and local model detected automatically
- Local LLM servers (Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, vLLM) discovered via port scanning
- AI API usage surfaced through DNS cache analysis — no packet inspection needed
- Detected tools auto-proposed to governance — approve, investigate, or dismiss with full audit trail
Four Detection Engines, One Dashboard
Process Detection
Scans running processes for known AI applications: ChatGPT Desktop, Claude Desktop, Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Ollama, LM Studio, Jan.ai, and more. Matches process names, executable paths, and command-line arguments.
Network Intelligence
Reads the DNS cache for connections to known AI API endpoints: api.openai.com, api.anthropic.com, api.deepseek.com, api.groq.com, and 12+ more services. No packet inspection — just DNS metadata.
Local LLM Discovery
Probes known localhost ports for local AI servers: Ollama (11434), LM Studio (1234), llama.cpp (8080), vLLM (8000), text-generation-webui (5000), Jan.ai (3928). Lightweight health checks every scan cycle.
Browser Extension Audit
Reads Chrome, Edge, and Firefox extension manifests from the filesystem. Identifies AI extensions like ChatGPT for Chrome, Claude, Perplexity, Monica AI, and more — without any browser integration.
Auto-Governance Proposal
Detected AI tools are automatically proposed as agents in Module 3 (Agent Governance). Admins review and approve, creating a complete compliance audit trail. No manual registration needed.
Enterprise MDM Deployment
Deploy via Intune (Windows) or Jamf (macOS) as a scheduled task. Runs silently as SYSTEM — invisible to employees. No installation required, no tray icon, no user interaction. Zero resource overhead.
Deploy in Minutes, See Results in Hours
Deploy Script
IT deploys the detection script via your existing MDM platform. PowerShell for Windows, bash for macOS. One command, no installation.
Automatic Scanning
The script scans every 30 minutes: running processes, DNS cache, local ports, and browser extensions. Takes ~2 seconds, uses zero resources between scans.
Findings Reported
Scan results are sent securely to your Fronterio platform via API. New tools are automatically proposed to your Agent Governance registry.
Govern & Approve
Admins review findings in the governance dashboard. Approve sanctioned tools, investigate unknowns, dismiss false positives. Full EU AI Act audit trail.
“You can't govern what you can't see. Shadow AI detection transforms invisible risk into visible, manageable governance — closing the gap between employee AI adoption and enterprise oversight.”
Enterprise Feature
Shadow AI Detector is available exclusively on the Enterprise plan.
Stop Shadow AI Before It Becomes a Problem
Deploy in minutes. See every AI tool in your organisation within hours. No agents to install, no user disruption — just complete visibility.