Agent Governance Patterns Patterns for adding safety, trust, and policy enforcement to AI agent systems. Overview Governance patterns ensure AI agents operate within defined boundaries — controlling which tools they can call, what content they can process, how much they can do, and maintaining accountability through audit trails. When to Use - Agents with tool access : Any agent that calls external tools (APIs, databases, shell commands) - Multi-agent systems : Agents delegating to other agents need trust boundaries - Production deployments : Compliance, audit, and safety requirements - Sensi…