# Securing the AI coding ecosystem: Chainguard and the AI tools developers use

DevFeed: [Securing the AI coding ecosystem: Chainguard and the AI tools developers use](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/securing-the-ai-coding-ecosystem-chainguard-and-the-ai-tools-developers-use-13222.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/securing-the-ai-coding-ecosystem-chainguard-and-the-ai-tools-developers-use>)

Published: 2026-06-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [Kiro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kiro.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cursor.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding.md>), [aws-kiro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws-kiro.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-ai-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-ai-tools.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cursor.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [kiro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kiro.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [secure-by-default](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-by-default.md>)

## AI overview

Chainguard argues that AI coding tools such as Kiro and Cursor need trusted sources for dependencies and container images. The article describes Chainguard Containers, Libraries, and a Kiro plugin intended to move projects from public registries to hardened supply-chain components.

## Source excerpt

Chainguard brings secure-by-default containers and libraries to AI coding tools like Kiro and Cursor, making trusted open source the default.