Tue, Aug 18, 2026
1:00 AM UTC (1 hour)
Virtual (Zoom)
Free to join
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
1:00 AM UTC (1 hour)
Virtual (Zoom)
Free to join
What you'll learn
Architecture beats a sharper prompt
Learn the two-layer model—standing rules vs. hard code blocks—that keeps a coding agent in line where a prompt can't
Watch a deterministic guardrail stop an agent
See an agent try to delete a live secret file and get blocked by an exit code before it runs—harness, not hope
Ship the same block in your own setup tonight
Get a starter template you can point your coding agent at to add the same hard block in about ten minutes
Why this topic matters
Governed AI isn't a buzzword — it's the difference between an agent you demo and one you trust with real actions. The moment an agent can publish, spend, or delete, the question stops being "is the output good?" and becomes "what stops it when it's wrong?" This session gives you the deterministic answer — architecture, not prompts — so you can hand agents real work without holding your breath.
You'll learn from
Sathyan Nandagopal
AI Product Leader & Advisor. Shipped 6 AI products; built '5D Method' & Aegis