Policy engine
AssessTools
A deterministic layer that evaluates whether a requested action is allowed.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 2 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 2 in the last 30 days. Confidence 37%.
Evidence (2)
- 5The New Stack·7/30/2026securityWhen AI agents need permission boundaries
The article argues that AI agents become a security and governance risk once they can call tools, because tool access effectively becomes production access. It recommends separating tool selection from authorization through a deterministic policy layer, with role-based scopes, argument validation, approval gates, and audit logging.
- 6Hacker News·7/29/2026researchHandbook.md Questions Whether Long Policies Control Agents
This research argues that long policy documents do not reliably govern agent behavior, even when the rules are detailed and explicit. The paper highlights limitations in using static handbooks as a control mechanism for AI agents and suggests that compliance can break down in practice.