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SUPERVISING-AI-AGENTS5 MIN READ

Build a stop rule

Draft a stop rule for an AI agent using signal, threshold, authority, and restart conditions.

The team has a pause control but no shared rule for when to use it. Stop rule = signal + threshold + authority + pause behavior + restart condition. People wait for proof of harm because pausing feels costly, so small anomalies scale into incidents. Signal Name observable warning signs: unusual request pattern, stale critical source, unsupported action, high-impact exception. Signals make the rule usable before everyone agrees an incident has happened. Threshold Set a specific trigger: repeated anomaly count, one regulated-account error, or any critical-source freshness failure. Thresholds reduce hesitation and avoid relying on mood. Authority Name who can…

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