Move incident records without losing the live incident's owner
Tool changes need a clear authoritative record and working links. Preserve ongoing response state before migrating historical documents.
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Introduce retention with a dry run that names every destination
Existing data needs policy mapping and review before destructive execution. Roll out in bounded batches and stop when the observed scope differs from the approved one.
Read articleWho can inspect the retrieval trace?
Debugging data can contain the same restricted material as an answer. Review traces, exports and support tools as part of the retrieval system's access boundary.
Read articlePermission filters belong in both retrieval branches
A secure keyword query does not protect an unrestricted vector query. Review the complete hybrid path, including merging, reranking and result reuse.
Read articleChunk metadata can reveal more than the passage
Titles, paths and access labels can expose information even when body text is filtered. Review the whole search record and every place it is displayed or logged.
Read articleOpening a citation is another access check
Search permissions do not automatically protect a saved answer or its source preview. Review every place where citation evidence can be read or shared.
Read articleDeletion must reach diagnostic copies too
Extracted text often spreads into logs, queues and support records. A removal plan needs to account for those copies as well as the search index.
Read articleCheck destinations as well as the requested operation
An allowed export operation can still send the wrong data to the wrong place. Review destination resolution, redirects and payload scope together.
Read articleSeparate read authority from mutation authority
An assistant may be allowed to inspect a record without being allowed to change it. Preserve that distinction in tools, service identities and approval rules.
Read articleWho may approve this particular mutation?
An approver role is often too broad on its own. Check the target, operation, organisational scope and any separation-of-duties rule for the actual proposal.
Read articleRecheck the identity behind a resumed task
A durable run can outlive a login session, team membership or service permission. Decide which authority must still exist before the next action executes.
Read articleKeep sensitive examples out of unnecessary review systems
Evaluation data can spread into model prompts, dashboards and downloaded reports. Use the smallest evidence package that preserves the failure being tested.
Read articleReview new model destinations and retained payloads
A model migration can change where prompts, files and traces are processed. Review the actual data path and configuration before treating it as a like-for-like replacement.
Read articleProtect the original invoice as well as the extracted JSON
Document processing creates several representations of the same information. Apply access and retention rules to the source, page images, extracted fields and review history.
Read articleProvider support access belongs in the boundary review
Review who can inspect service data during normal operations and support incidents. Network isolation does not answer that question by itself.
Read articleWho may increase an agent's spending limit?
Budget changes are privileged operations. Scope them to the task and organisation, and keep them separate from the agent's own plan for continuing work.
Read articleA lack of authority is not a lack of confidence
Access decisions belong to the application. A model's certainty about an answer must not determine whether the user is allowed to receive its evidence or trigger an action.
Read articleShared database access is still an authority decision
Modules in one application may share infrastructure without sharing unrestricted permission to mutate every table. Make data ownership and enforcement explicit.
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