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Why we start every connection read-only

Read-only is slower for a week and safer for a year. Here is the reasoning behind our default.

It is tempting to grant broad access so a pilot looks impressive quickly. It also means your first security conversation happens after the fact.

What read-only gives you

Your team can judge the drafts with no risk to any system of record, and your security lead can approve the pilot without a long review.

When to allow writing

Switch on writing one action at a time, per agent, once the team trusts the drafts. Every write still waits for a person.

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AI agents that draft the first pass for health, HR and security teams. Your people approve every step.

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