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AI Agent Readiness Checklist
36 checks to assess whether your organization is ready to deploy AI agents to production. Covers identity, policy, evidence, cost, operations, and compliance.
The 36 checks
Use this checklist to assess your readiness across six critical areas. Each check maps to a control in the AI Control Plane.
Identity and Access
- Agent has a registered identity in your IAM system
- Credentials are short-lived and scoped to the task
- Agent permissions are documented and reviewed
- Access revocation process is defined
Policy and Controls
- Runtime policies are defined for the agent
- Approval gates are in place for irreversible actions
- Policy versioning is tracked
- Policy exceptions are documented and time-bound
Evidence and Audit
- Agent activity logs are captured
- Decision records are tamper-evident
- Audit trail includes prompts, model calls, and tool invocations
- Human approvals are recorded with approver identity
Cost and Performance
- Spend is attributed to the agent and workflow
- Budget limits are enforced
- Token velocity limits are in place
- Cost reporting is automated
Operations and Support
- Monitoring and alerting are configured
- Stop conditions are defined and tested
- Incident response process is documented
- Rollback procedure is tested
Security and Compliance
- Security review is completed
- Compliance alignment is documented
- Third-party risk assessment is done
- Data handling practices are defined
What you'll get
✓ Complete checklist
36 individual checks organized by category with clear pass/fail criteria.
✓ Scoring guide
How to interpret your results and identify gaps that need attention.
✓ Prioritization framework
Which checks to address first based on your agent deployment timeline.
✓ Control plane mapping
How each check maps to AI Control Plane features and capabilities.
Ready to assess your agent readiness?
Download the checklist and get a clear picture of where you stand. Then book a workshop to address the gaps.
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