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Evaluation suites, hand-off rules and audit trails: the boring parts that make an agent safe to run.

Written byJonah OkoyeHead of engineering

PublishedAug 07, 2026

Reading time7 min read

Every agent needs guardrails, not just prompts
Fig. 01 · EngineeringJonah Okoye · Aug 07, 2026

A prompt tells an agent what to do. Guardrails decide what happens when it should not.

Test with real cases

We build the evaluation suite from last month's real tickets, invoices or calls.

Write the hand-off

Decide where the agent stops.

  • Money above a limit
  • Angry customers
  • Anything it cannot cite

Log everything

Every action leaves a record your team can read.

All notes— Jonah Okoye

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Evaluation suites, hand-off rules and audit trails: the boring parts that make an agent safe to run.

Written byJonah OkoyeHead of engineering

PublishedAug 07, 2026

Reading time7 min read

Every agent needs guardrails, not just prompts
Fig. 01 · EngineeringJonah Okoye · Aug 07, 2026

A prompt tells an agent what to do. Guardrails decide what happens when it should not.

Test with real cases

We build the evaluation suite from last month's real tickets, invoices or calls.

Write the hand-off

Decide where the agent stops.

  • Money above a limit
  • Angry customers
  • Anything it cannot cite

Log everything

Every action leaves a record your team can read.

All notes— Jonah Okoye

The newsletter

Numbers, failures and fixes from agents in production. One email, the first Friday of the month.

No spam. Unsubscribe in one click.

Evaluation suites, hand-off rules and audit trails: the boring parts that make an agent safe to run.

Written byJonah OkoyeHead of engineering

PublishedAug 07, 2026

Reading time7 min read

Every agent needs guardrails, not just prompts
Fig. 01 · EngineeringJonah Okoye · Aug 07, 2026

A prompt tells an agent what to do. Guardrails decide what happens when it should not.

Test with real cases

We build the evaluation suite from last month's real tickets, invoices or calls.

Write the hand-off

Decide where the agent stops.

  • Money above a limit
  • Angry customers
  • Anything it cannot cite

Log everything

Every action leaves a record your team can read.

All notes— Jonah Okoye

The newsletter

Numbers, failures and fixes from agents in production. One email, the first Friday of the month.

No spam. Unsubscribe in one click.

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© 2026 Quiver

Quiver — contact and links

End

Thanks for reading. The studio is open on weekdays — come and see an agent at work.

© 2026 Quiver

Quiver — contact and links

End

Thanks for reading. The studio is open on weekdays — come and see an agent at work.

© 2026 Quiver

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