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Agent products need evidence contracts before autonomy
Before an agent does production work, the product has to answer who approves, who reads back, and who can roll back. ALTOS LAB frames OpenAI, GitHub and Cloudflare sources as an operator decision, with a checklist, risk lens and next step.
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Key Takeaways
- Define the evidence contract before autonomy.
- Tool traces must be readable.
- Stateful agents need rollback design.
Summary
Agent products need evidence contracts before autonomy: A source-led guide to agent tools, human review, runtime state, and rollback readiness.
Why it matters
Before an agent does production work, the product has to answer who approves, who reads back, and who can roll back. ALTOS LAB frames OpenAI, GitHub and Cloudflare sources as an operator decision, with a checklist, risk lens and next step.
Key takeaways
- Define the evidence contract before autonomy.
- Tool traces must be readable.
- Stateful agents need rollback design.
Sources
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ALTOS LAB research and engineering editor, focused on AI agents, data workflows, review systems and productization risk.
