Research and field notes on runtime governance, autonomous AI safety, and multi-jurisdiction compliance.
OpenClaw deleted a Meta researcher's inbox. A recursive agent loop burned $47K. A coding agent wiped a production database then lied about it. These aren't hypotheticals — they happened. Here's how HaltState prevents every one of them.
Why runtime enforcement matters, how to implement kill switches and approvals, and what regulators are starting to expect. The comprehensive guide to governing autonomous AI agents in production.
A practical engineering blueprint for SB 53 (TFAIA): transparency reporting, catastrophic risk assessments, incident reporting, whistleblower-ready controls, and runtime governance patterns.
How to design kill switches that work under pressure: scopes (session, agent, tool, fleet), architecture patterns, operational controls, and testing strategies for deterministic shutdown.
A practical guide to building tamper-evident audit trails for AI agents: what to log, how to hash and sign events, and how to export evidence for audits and incidents.