HELM vs MCP gateways
MCP gateways route tool traffic. HELM decides whether the side effect may execute and signs the verdict.
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A log is not a receipt. A gateway is not authority.
Adjacent tools can route, identify, observe, or track. HELM decides whether a side effect may execute, then leaves a signed receipt.
HELM vs audit logs
Audit logs describe what happened after the fact. HELM fails closed before the action and leaves a receipt.
HELM vs identity
Identity proves who is acting. HELM proves whether that actor had authority for this side effect.
HELM vs autonomous execution platforms
Execution tools help agents do work. HELM governs whether that work is allowed and records proof.
HELM vs agent version control
Agent version control tracks changes to agents. HELM governs the effects those agents request.