AI Agent Controls

The engineering safeguards that bound what AI agents can do, in eight disciplines.

Human oversight failed in 10 of the 19 registry incidents and behavioral envelopes in nine. No registry incident turns on a failed telemetry integrity or OT and ICS integration control. The developer found the failure first in five incidents.

Failed controls in registry incidents: Behavioral envelopes 12; Human oversight 11; Access and authorization 7; Monitoring 6; Consent and capture 3; Identity and attestation 1; Other disciplines 5. 45 failed controls across 19 incidents FAILED CONTROLS IN REGISTRY INCIDENTS Behavioral envelopes 12 Human oversight 11 Access and authorization 7 Monitoring 6 Consent and capture 3 Identity and attestation 1 Other disciplines 5 FAILED CONTROLS, BY DISCIPLINE 45 FAILED CONTROLS ACROSS 19 INCIDENTS
Control disciplines
8
Named implementations
44
Failed controls in registry
45
Registry incidents
19

Disciplines

Eight disciplines, 44 named implementations, nine of them Chinese

The eight control disciplines
DisciplineWhat it boundsAttack surface dimensionFailed in registryImplementations tracked
Identity and Cryptographic AttestationWho or what is acting, proven cryptographicallyIdentity and authentication17
Behavioral EnvelopesHard limits on action enforced outside the modelBehavioral and policy boundary127
Access Control and PermissionsWhat an agent can reach and on whose authorityIntegrations and permissions76
Telemetry IntegrityWhether the data feeding an agent has been tampered withPerception and sensors04
Consent and CaptureWhat always-on devices record, signal and keepData capture and retention35
Monitoring and Anomaly DetectionSeeing failures and misuse while they happenMulti-agent coordination65
Human OversightHuman authority to approve, intervene and stopCommand and control channels115
OT and ICS IntegrationHow agents connect to industrial control systemsPhysical access, Connectivity surface05

Registry

Behavioral envelopes fail most often in physical agents; access and authorization in software agents

Counts are failed controls recorded in the 137AI Incident Registry. One incident can fail several controls. "Other disciplines" covers supply chain, model safety and alignment, which sit under Risks and Trust.

Failed controls by discipline and agent class
DisciplinePhysicalPersonal and ambientSoftware
Identity and attestation001
Behavioral envelopes723
Access and authorization007
Telemetry integrity000
Consent and capture030
Monitoring204
Human oversight614
OT and ICS integration000
Other disciplines005

Implementations

Vendors, standards bodies and regulators all ship agent controls now

All named control implementations
ImplementationControlVendor or bodyCountryWhat it enforcesStatus
Agent Pay agentic tokensIdentity and attestationMastercardUnited StatesAgents registered before they transact; tokenized credentialsOct 2025
Agent SSO and Cross App AccessIdentity and attestationOktaUnited StatesRegisters agents in the directory; swaps stored credentials for short-lived tokensGA Aug 24, 2026
Confidential Computing with remote attestationIdentity and attestationNVIDIAUnited StatesModel keys released only after GPU and CPU attestation passesJul 2026
Entra Agent IDIdentity and attestationMicrosoftUnited StatesOwn directory identity, lifecycle and Conditional Access for each agentGA with Agent 365, May 2026
GB/Z 185-2026 agent interconnection seriesIdentity and attestationSAMR and SACChinaUnique hierarchical identity code per agent; issue, suspend and revokePublished May 22, 2026 (guidance)
Model signing v1.0Identity and attestationOpenSSF (Google, NVIDIA, HiddenLayer)United StatesSigstore signatures for model files of any formatReleased Apr 4, 2025
Trusted Agent ProtocolIdentity and attestationVisa with CloudflareUnited StatesSigned agent requests (RFC 9421) checked against an agent registryLaunched Oct 14, 2025
ASL-3 classifiersBehavioral envelopesAnthropicUnited StatesInput and output classifiers that block weapons contentSince May 2025; RSP v3 Feb 24, 2026
Bedrock GuardrailsBehavioral envelopesAWSUnited StatesContent, topic, sensitive-data and grounding filters on model outputGA
Claude Code sandboxBehavioral envelopesAnthropicUnited StatesWrites limited to the working directory; network through an allowlist proxyOct 20, 2025
Emergency geofence exitBehavioral envelopesCalifornia DMVUnited StatesFleet leaves an emergency zone within two minutes; responder link answered in 30 secondsAdopted Apr 28, 2026
Force and pressure limitsBehavioral envelopesISO/TS 15066, now within ISO 10218:2025InternationalContact force limits for 29 body regionsFolded into ISO 10218 in 2025
Level 4 truck ODD conditionsBehavioral envelopesFMCSAUnited StatesValidated roads only; no hazmat, passengers or triples; cab beaconsOct 7, 2026 to Oct 7, 2031
OpenClaw isolation guidelineBehavioral envelopesCNCERT/CC and CSACChinaAgents on dedicated devices, VMs or containers; no admin rightsMar 2026
Agent 365 with Entra Agent IDAccess and authorizationMicrosoftUnited StatesPer-agent identity and access policy across the agent registryGA May 1, 2026
Copilot coding agent firewallAccess and authorizationGitHubUnited StatesDefault-on outbound allowlist for the agent shell; MCP servers not coveredCurrent
MCP Enterprise-Managed AuthorizationAccess and authorizationMCP project and OktaUnited StatesCentral authorization of MCP servers with single sign-onStable Jun 18, 2026
MCP specification 2026-07-28Access and authorizationMCP project (Agentic AI Foundation)InternationalDeprecates dynamic client registration; issuer validation; credentials bound to issuerReleased Jul 28, 2026
MCP-scan and Invariant GuardrailsAccess and authorizationInvariant LabsSwitzerlandAudits agent-to-MCP traffic; per-session repository limitsMay 2025
Practice guide for OpenClaw-class agentsAccess and authorizationTC260ChinaInstall-to-removal lifecycle controls; governance of shadow agentsDraft Apr 2026
Automated-driving data storage system (GB 44497-2024)Telemetry integrityMIIT, SAMR and SACChinaMandatory recording of automated-driving operating and event dataEffective Jan 1, 2026
Cybersecurity management system (UN R155)Telemetry integrityUNECE WP.29InternationalFleet attack monitoring across the vehicle lifecycleAll new EU vehicles from Jul 1, 2024
Software update management system (UN R156)Telemetry integrityUNECE WP.29InternationalSoftware IDs and validated, documented updatesJul 1, 2024
Standing General Order crash reportingTelemetry integrityNHTSAUnited StatesReports of crashes within 30 seconds of ADS or Level 2 useThird amendment effective Jun 16, 2025
Echo local processing removedConsent and captureAmazonUnited StatesControl withdrawn: all voice requests now go to the cloudMar 28, 2025
Face data filing and on-device storageConsent and captureCAC and MPSChinaSeparate consent; on-device storage by default; non-face alternative; filing above 100,000 peopleEffective Jun 1, 2025
Private Cloud ComputeConsent and captureAppleUnited StatesStateless processing with verifiable transparency; extended to Google CloudExpanded Jun 8, 2026
Recall opt-in designConsent and captureMicrosoftUnited StatesOff unless chosen; Windows Hello; enclave processing; filters passwords and card numbersSep 2024
Recording LED tamper checkConsent and captureMetaUnited StatesCamera stops if the LED is covered at any point during recordingRolling out Aug 28, 2026
Agent 365 observability and Defender mappingMonitoringMicrosoftUnited StatesAgent registry, observability, mapping of agents, MCP servers and identitiesGA May 1, 2026
GenAI and agent semantic conventionsMonitoringOpenTelemetryInternationalCommon trace spans for agent runs and tool calls, MCP includedv1.42.0, still in development
Malicious network disruptionMonitoringOpenAIUnited States40+ networks disrupted since Feb 20242026
National incident reporting systemMonitoringCACChinaFour incident grades; first report in one, two or four hours by operator typeEffective Nov 1, 2025
Threat intelligence account enforcementMonitoringAnthropicUnited States832 accounts banned for malicious cyber use, mapped to MITRE ATT&CKMar 2025 to Mar 2026
Chase-car supervisionHuman oversightTeslaUnited StatesTrailing vehicles monitor unsupervised robotaxis in AustinFrom Jan 22, 2026
Fleet response and Emergency Response TeamHuman oversightWaymoUnited StatesAbout 70 remote agents on duty for about 3,000 vehicles; advise, do not driveDisclosed Mar 2026
Monitoring platform and manual takeover dutyHuman oversightBeijing municipal governmentChinaReal-time monitoring; safety officer takes over on fault or leaving the permitted areaEffective Apr 1, 2025
Remote operations personnel licensingHuman oversightCalifornia DMVUnited StatesLicensing and training for remote drivers and assistantsAdopted Apr 28, 2026
Three-tier decision authorityHuman oversightCAC, NDRC and MIITChinaRoutine actions automated; significant ones need approval; hard-to-reverse ones not automatedEffective Jul 15, 2026
CIP-015 internal network security monitoringOT and ICS integrationNERC and FERCUnited StatesMonitoring of traffic inside the grid electronic security perimeterFERC Order 907, Jun 26, 2025
Eigen Engineering AgentOT and ICS integrationSiemensGermanyAI agent inside TIA Portal engineeringHannover Messe 2026
FactoryTalk ConductorOT and ICS integrationRockwell AutomationUnited StatesVerified agents and skills; option for locally hosted modelsAnnounced Oct 21, 2026; GA Q1 2027
Principles for the Secure Integration of AI in OTOT and ICS integrationCISA, NSA, FBI, ASD ACSC, BSI, NCSC and othersInternationalNo AI safety decisions; manual fallback; push-only data export; AI off switchDec 3, 2025
TPT model with Inspur appliancesOT and ICS integrationSUPCON and Inspur InformationChinaOn-premises process-industry AI; no published human-confirmation controlsMay 2026

Row color shows the agent class served: orange physical, teal personal and ambient, blue software.

Rules

China's agent rules are in force; most EU control duties wait until December 2027

Rules that span control disciplines
RuleJurisdictionWhat it requiresStatus
EU AI Act Articles 12, 14, 15, 72 and 73EULogging, human oversight, robustness, monitoring and incident reports for high-risk systemsMostly delayed to Dec 2027
China agent Implementation Opinions (CAC, NDRC, MIIT)ChinaAgent boundaries, approval tiers, filing, testing and recallEffective Jul 15, 2026
China national incident reporting measuresChinaFirst report in one to four hoursEffective Nov 1, 2025
California DMV AV regulationsCaliforniaGeofence exit, responder link, remote operator licensingAdopted Apr 28, 2026
NIST CAISI AI Agent Standards InitiativeUSVoluntary agent security and identity standardsFeb 2026
OWASP Top 10 for Agentic ApplicationsInternationalCommon agent risks and mitigationsDec 2025

Status colors: green in force, blue voluntary standard or framework, amber adopted and phasing in, gray draft or pending, red withdrawn.

Record

Page Record

Datasets
ai_control_implementations.csv (44 rows); ai_incident_controls.csv (45 rows)
Sources
Listed on each control page
Last verified
October 2026