In my AI system, there is a script called preflight.sh. Before any agent edits any file, they must run it. The script checks: is this file protected? Is this agent allowed to make this change? If not, it stops the action immediately. No exceptions. No rationalizing. No "it is just a small fix." What if you had a preflight check for your own life? The AI Version Here is what happens when an AI agent tries to edit a protected file: The agent calls preflight.sh with the file pat

Rule 4 in my AI governance system is simple: every 4 messages, stop. Step back. Ask three questions. Am I solving the real problem? Is this moving toward the actual goal? What would I see if I looked at this from the outside? This rule exists because without it, AI agents do what humans do - they get tunnel vision. The Typo That Took 20 Messages Here is the story that created Rule 4. My LLM brain was debugging a deployment issue. It tried one approach. Did not work. Tried ano

I run 22 AI agents on a single server. They handle everything from email outreach to legal research to coaching conversations. And they break the rules - constantly. In the first month, my governance system logged 56 violations. Agents trying to edit protected files. Agents skipping the mandatory pause before acting. Agents going 20 messages deep into a problem without stepping back to ask if they were even solving the right thing. Sound familiar? The 7 Rules Are Really the 7