Palo Alto Networks brings CLARA Agent to Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise

Security data in a conversation

Palo Alto Networks frames the problem as one that most cloud and security teams know well: they struggle to answer what is actually running across their clouds and what is exposed. As workloads sprawl and AI models are deployed faster than ever, the company says, critical posture data ends up locked inside specialized consoles. Gaps go unseen until they are exploited, and shadow AI leaves teams without a clear view.

CLARA Agent is meant to address this by turning complex cloud security data into conversational insights. Instead of searching through dashboards or running manual queries, users can ask questions inside Gemini Enterprise and receive what the company describes as immediate, evidence-backed answers.

What CLARA Agent does

According to Palo Alto Networks, CLARA Agent offers three main capabilities:

• Instant infrastructure discovery.
• Automatic surfacing of production AI/ML models alongside unsanctioned shadow AI.
• Ranking of critical vulnerabilities so teams know what is exposed.

The company says the integration brings security intelligence into everyday workplace tools and makes visibility available to cloud, platform and AI teams alike. It also says the agent can help teams audit cloud posture, prioritize zero-day vulnerabilities and secure rapid AI adoption.

SCM powers the integration. Palo Alto Networks describes it as consolidating security across environments, automating AI-driven operations to prevent misconfigurations, and continuously enforcing zero-trust policies with real-time threat prevention.

Built on open protocols

CLARA Agent uses the open Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Palo Alto Networks says this delivers fast, secure and context-aware responses without requiring additional infrastructure setup.

The company positions the agent as an extension of existing SCM investments, bringing the platform's security telemetry into daily workflows. It adds that greenfield deployments will gain extra visibility into both AI and non-AI workloads.

Vineet Bhan, Director, Security and Identity Partnerships at Google Cloud, is quoted in the post saying that bringing CLARA Agent to Google Cloud Marketplace will help customers quickly deploy, manage and grow the AI agent on Google Cloud's trusted, global infrastructure.

Demo at the Security Innovations Forum and what it means

Palo Alto Networks is a sponsor of the Security Innovations Forum 2026, held on September 29 at the Google Event Center MP7 in Sunnyvale, CA. Rich Campagna, Senior VP of Products at Palo Alto Networks, and Joshua Haslett, Strategic Technology Partner Manager at Google, were scheduled for the panel "Co-Innovating the Future of Cybersecurity: A C-Suite Perspective" from 10:50 AM to 11:35 AM. The company also planned a live CLARA Agent demonstration at its kiosk.

For organizations already using Strata Cloud Manager and Gemini Enterprise, the announcement points to a way to query security posture without leaving a familiar workspace. Interested customers can contact their Palo Alto Networks representative to schedule a demo. The company notes that the post contains forward-looking statements and that unreleased features may not be delivered when expected or at all. The source does not give pricing or a firm availability date.