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Agent Safety & Security Checklist
Agent Mag Editorial8 minMarch 25, 2026
Everything you need to audit before deploying agents to production.
Key Takeaways
- Assume every user input is an injection attempt
- Tool permissions should be allowlisted, not blocklisted
- Set hard limits on execution time, cost, and API calls
- Log everything — you'll need the audit trail
Overview
Deploying AI agents without a security review is a liability. This checklist covers the critical safety and security concerns for production agent systems: prompt injection, tool abuse, data exfiltration, runaway execution, and compliance.
Each item includes what to check, why it matters, and how to mitigate. Use this as a pre-deployment audit or as an ongoing review framework.
What's covered
01Prompt injection defenses
02Tool access controls
03Data handling and exfiltration
04Execution limits and circuit breakers
05Logging and audit trails
06Compliance considerations
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