Layered Enforcement Architecture is a defense-in-depth strategy where no single point of failure compromises the entire agentic system.

Layers

  1. Prompt Layer: Provides behavioral guidance and intent; probabilistic.
  2. Pre-Execution Layer: Ensures inputs are valid before action.
  3. Post-Execution Layer: Validates results against business rules and detects anomalies before passing downstream.
  4. Runtime Layer: Continuous monitoring and anomaly detection during action execution.

This depth ensures that if one layer is bypassed or fails, subsequent layers catch the error, enhancing overall system resilience.

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