Safety Nets & Controls

Purpose and scope

Ensure AI contributions are reversible, testable, and auditable.

Outcomes

• Tests fail before regressions escape.
• Rollbacks are fast and routine.
• Security scanning covers generated code.

Signals of trouble

• Agent commits bypass reviews.
• Untracked prompt changes alter behavior.
• Rollbacks require manual, risky steps.

Remediation steps

1. Enforce tests and static checks on AI changes.
2. Wrap risky changes with flags; use canaries.
3. Store prompts and tool configs in Git with reviews.

Checklists and assets

• playbooks/build-your-own-dev-agent/checklist.md guardrails.

References

• Security scanning policies; feature flag playbooks.