Prompt Text is Not a Security Boundary: Implementing Code-Level Tool Blocking for Agents
WirelessLife · x · 2026-08-14
A developer points out that if an AI agent can call tools, simply instructing it "don't do that" via prompt text does not constitute a real security boundary.
The post introduces the .WithGovernance() method from the AGT framework, which can block tool calls at the code level before execution, providing a more reliable security mechanism for AI agents.
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