Agent Governance Checklist

How to Use This Checklist

This checklist provides a structured approach to deploying AI agents in production environments. Each section addresses critical aspects of agent governance, from initial strategy through ongoing operations.

1Strategy & Planning

Define clear business objectives and success metricsMap agent capabilities to organizational goalsEstablish governance structure and accountabilityCreate comprehensive risk assessment frameworkDevelop change management and adoption strategy

2Context Engineering

Design robust prompt templates and patternsImplement retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)Configure knowledge base and data sourcesEstablish context window management strategiesDefine citation and source tracking requirements

3Security Controls

Implement input validation and sanitizationDeploy output filtering and schema validationConfigure rate limiting and access controlsEstablish prompt injection defensesEnable comprehensive audit logging

4Agent Orchestration

Design state graph architecture using LangGraphImplement error handling and recovery flowsConfigure tool permissions and boundariesEstablish monitoring and observabilityDefine escalation and human-in-the-loop protocols

5Compliance & Standards

Map to ISO/IEC 42001 AIMS requirementsAlign with NIST AI RMF GAI ProfileAddress OWASP LLM Top 10 vulnerabilitiesTrack EU AI Act compliance milestonesImplement data protection measures (GDPR/CCPA)

6Testing & Validation

Conduct red team exercises and adversarial testingPerform bias and fairness assessmentsExecute performance and reliability testingValidate safety controls and guardrailsTest disaster recovery and failover procedures

7Operations & Monitoring

Establish performance monitoring dashboardsConfigure alerting for anomalies and failuresImplement continuous improvement processesTrack cost and resource utilizationMaintain documentation and runbooks

8Governance & Review

Schedule regular governance committee reviewsConduct periodic risk assessmentsReview and update policies and proceduresTrack regulatory changes and updatesMaintain stakeholder communication plans

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