Microsoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior
Microsoft introduced the open-source Agent Control Specification (ACS) to provide developers with standardized, granular guardrails for managing AI agent actions.Summary
Microsoft has launched the Agent Control Specification (ACS), an open-source standard designed to help developers and security teams better manage AI agent behavior. As enterprises increasingly deploy AI agents, they face challenges with fragmented controls and unintended actions. ACS addresses this by providing a unified governance layer where developers can define specific policies for agent tasks, including what actions are permitted, when human approval is required, and what data should be logged. These policies are evaluated at various interception points in an agent's workflow, ensuring consistency across different frameworks. The specification is currently available as an SDK with broad support for popular tools like LangChain, AutoGen, and Semantic Kernel, allowing security policies to remain portable as agents move between environments.
(Source：TechCrunch)