Write enforceable requirements
Replace goals like ‘agents must be safe’ with observable behavior: every tool call is evaluated against a versioned policy; denied calls emit a reason code; privileged credentials expire after a defined window.
Centralize the decision and evidence. Keep agent execution loosely coupled from any single model, framework, or tool protocol.
Prioritize by blast radius
Build inventory, identity, deny-by-default policy, credential brokering, and audit events before convenience features. Add approvals, budgets, evaluations, and release gates as the fleet expands.
Test the unhappy path
Requirements should cover partial failure: model timeout, duplicate tool request, expired approval, unavailable policy service, log pipeline lag, credential revocation, and operator stop.
Generate a system-specific version
Use the interactive builder to translate these principles into layers and controls for your fleet size, framework, model set, tools, identity, and data requirements.