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AI agents in production

An agent is a loop with tools, and a loop needs limits, approvals and an identity. These articles cover stopping conditions, human-in-the-loop design, credentials and least privilege, and deploying agents in an enterprise.

12 articles on this topic

Ordered from foundations to advanced, newest first within each level.

  1. Dots vs Muse vs Grok Bot vs Gemini Spark: Best Always-On AI Agent in 2026OpenAI Dots, Meta Muse, xAI Grok Bot and Google Gemini Spark compared on runtime, security, approvals, integrations and price, with a pick for every use case.Foundations 11 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  2. What Is Grok Bot? xAI's Always-On AI Teammates Explained (Pricing, Routines, Risks)Grok Bot gives xAI's agents a cloud computer, skills learned from screen recordings and scheduled routines. How it works, what it costs, and the shared-VM risk.Foundations 9 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  3. What Are OpenAI Dots? Always-On ChatGPT Agents Explained (2026)OpenAI Dots are always-on ChatGPT agents with their own cloud computer. How they work, pricing, approval rules, specialist Dots, and how to set one up.Foundations 9 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  4. Review an AI Agent's Approval Policy in 10 Minutes with an AI SkillPaste your agent's tool list into a free AI skill and get a risk-tiered approval review, ranked findings and tests, with a real example run and install steps.Intermediate 9 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-14
  5. Prompt Injection, Explained: Attacks and Defences That HoldHow prompt injection works and which defences hold: direct and indirect attacks, why filters fail, least privilege, approvals and red-team tests.Intermediate 10 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  6. When Should an AI Agent Ask Permission? Human-in-the-Loop Approval DesignWhen should an autonomous agent stop and ask? A risk-tiered approval framework drawn from Muse, Dots and Grok Bot, with policy-as-code you can reuse.Intermediate 10 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  7. How to Build Your Own 24/7 Personal AI Agent in 2026 (Hosted or DIY)Build a personal AI agent that runs 24/7: choose hosted (Dots, Muse, Grok Bot) or DIY, then wire up scheduling, memory, MCP tools, approvals and an audit log.Intermediate 13 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  8. Meta Muse AI Agent Explained: How It Works, Pricing and the Sentinel Safety ModelMeta's Muse runs in a per-user Secure VM while a separate Sentinel agent approves every action. How it works, pricing, and how to copy the guard-agent pattern.Intermediate 10 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  9. OpenAI DevDay 2026 for Agent Builders: Agents API Computer Use, GPT-6.1 Sol, MCP EventsThe OpenAI DevDay 2026 announcements that matter for agent builders: Agents API computer use, GPT-6.1 Sol at one-fifth the price, MCP Events and Dots.Intermediate 9 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  10. AI Agent Identity: Why Every Agent Needs Its Own Credentials (Not Your Password)Always-on agents need their own identities and scoped credentials, not your password. How Dots, Muse and Grok Bot handle secrets, and a pattern to copy.Advanced 10 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  11. How to Deploy AI Agents in the Enterprise: A 2026 Governance PlaybookHow enterprises roll out always-on AI agents safely: first use cases, an identity per agent, approval tiers, SIEM audit logs, evals and a 90-day pilot plan.Advanced 12 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
  12. AI Agent Loops: Stopping Conditions and Guardrails for ProductionWhy agents loop forever and the guardrails that stop them: iteration limits, cost budgets, tool-call deduplication, progress checks and clear 'done' criteria.Advanced 12 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11

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