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How to Verify AI Agent Work: State Machines, Approval Gates, and Least-Privilege Access

by Odejobi Abiola Samuel

Six patterns for verifying AI agent work in production, drawn from the July 2026 incidents: state machines, orchestration-layer approval gates, least-privilege MCP, sandboxing, test-first workflows, and verifying against sources of truth.

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