# NVIDIA releases OpenShell reference architecture for building governed AI agents

- Source: NVIDIA
- Published: 2026-10-20T16:00:00.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/cq6vzaueyvjqm8h23p618u3yh
- Original: https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/openshell-reference-architecture

## Summary

At GTC Berlin, NVIDIA announced that the OpenShell reference architecture is now available for building, isolating, observing, and governing secure AI agents on enterprise infrastructure and edge systems.

## Why it matters

The original text explains the reference architecture's layered design and millisecond-level isolation mechanism, which helps readers understand how it brings agent security down to the hardware layer.
