Commvault announced that it’s enabling IT and Security teams to discover, protect, and recover agent configurations and other AI data in Claude Cowork by Anthropic, Claude Code by Anthropic, and OpenClaw (agentic AI tools) that employees are running on their managed Windows and macOS devices.
For workers and IT leaders, this can be a game-changing development. When a laptop is lost, damaged, replaced, or otherwise disrupted, organizations and employees – developers, marketers, and others – may not only lose files, but the agent configurations, accumulated AI context, and workflows they rely on to move critical projects forward. This could prove to be a devastating blow for employees and a productivity loss for organizations.
Via this new capability, IT teams can identify instances of certain agentic AI tools installed across managed devices, protect agent configurations stored locally, and recover that protected information if a disruption occurs. This also gives employees a recovery path for their valuable work – including AI-generated content, prompt libraries, custom instructions, and tool-specific context.
This capability is also useful for Security teams. It gives leaders a centralized view of supported AI tools installed across managed employee devices. If agentic AI tools are installed outside approved IT processes, teams can see where the tool is present and investigate. This gives organizations greater visibility into potential shadow AI.
This is well-timed. According to IBM, 80% of surveyed U.S. office workers reported using AI in their roles, while only 22% relied exclusively on AI tools provided by their employers.1 The result is a growing mix of approved AI usage and shadow AI, creating new visibility, protection, and recovery challenges for IT and Security teams.
“Most organizations cannot tell you which AI agents are running on their employees’ machines, let alone recover the work inside them,” said Pranay Ahlawat, Chief Technology and AI Officer, Commvault. “We give IT and Security visibility into where these AI tools are installed, and a recovery path for the context employees have built inside them.”
Global Availability
Discovery of OpenAI’s ChatGPT desktop app is available today. Discovery, protection, and recovery for supported local data associated with Claude Cowork, Claude Code, and OpenClaw will be generally available in the coming months. Customers can access these capabilities through Commvault’s existing endpoint protection offerings without a separate SKU or additional purchase. Support for additional AI tools is planned for future releases.
This offering is part of AgentRecover, Commvault’s solution for enterprise AI environment recoverability – from AI tools and their data and configurations to the connected systems they rely on.
