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
Why architecture beats a sharper prompt
Learn the two-layer model (standing rules vs. hard blocks in code) that keeps an AI coding agent in line when a prompt
A deterministic guardrail, live
Watch an agent try to delete a live secret file and get stopped by an exit code before it runs — the difference between
Ship it in your own setup
Walk away with a starter template you can point your coding agent at that night to add the same block in ~10 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