Before an AI agent starts changing records, sending messages or preparing payments, here's how to decide exactly what it is allowed to do. List the systems it needs, the information it can read and the actions it can take. If its job is to prepare a payment, it does not automatically need permission to release the funds. Enforce those limits in the tools and connected systems. A written instruction alone is not an access control. For consequential actions, build an approval step that shows the person what will actually happen. A payment review should expose details such as the recipient and amount, rather than asking someone to approve an unexplained action. Keep an activity record of tool calls, approvals and outcomes. Protect those records and avoid collecting sensitive information that you do not need. Also decide who can stop further agent activity and how the team will recover from an incorrect change. Some actions cannot simply be undone, which makes the earlier approval especially important. These controls belong in the workflow before it reaches production. Review them when the agent gains a new task or connection. Discuss your AI workflow with Veenode Technologies at veenode.ca. #Veenode #AIGovernance #Cybersecurity