Treat AI as untrusted

Validate every output before it executes. Never assume it is safe.

Least privilege

Minimum data, tools, and permissions an agent actually needs.

Guardrails

Input validation, output filtering, and policy enforcement around the model.

Isolate execution

Sandboxes, scoped tokens, and limited runtime permissions.

Monitor everything

Log prompts, decisions, tool usage, and data access for audit.

Human-in-the-loop

Approval gates for payments, deletion, and external comms.