Agent Runtime Governance Implementation
A workshop produces a blueprint. We turn it into production: policy library deployed, runtime controls instrumented, agents discovered, evidence flowing. Practitioner-led, sprint-based, and integrated with the IAM, PAM, and SIEM tooling you already run.
What We Build With You
Six implementation areas, scoped and sequenced per environment.
Agent Inventory & Continuous Discovery
Stand up continuous discovery for every AI agent and MCP server in your environment, including the ones business teams built without telling IT. Classify, register, and track trust state for every autonomous actor.
Policy-as-Code Library
Translate governance intent into versioned, machine-readable policy artifacts. Deterministic evaluation, current rules, replayable decisions. No language model in the trust path.
Runtime Authorization Controls
Implement per-action authorization at the point of execution. Intent declaration, delegation chain tracking, scoped and time-bound authority, kill switches at the individual agent, agent-group, and system level.
Execution Lineage & Audit Pipeline
Wire tamper-evident execution lineage into your SIEM and audit pipeline. Reconstruct any decision chain on demand. Audit-ready evidence flows without manual collection.
Identity & Credential Brokering
Eliminate standing credentials in agent hands. Stand up short-lived, purpose-bound capability tokens injected at runtime, scoped to a single action with measurable TTL.
IAM, PAM, and SIEM Integration
Integrate the new runtime controls with the identity, secrets, and security tooling you already run. Your agent estate becomes a first-class citizen in the same monitoring stack as the rest of the enterprise.
Sprint-Based, Fixed Scope
Typical engagement runs 4–12 weeks, sized to the blueprint and the agent estate.
What You Take Live
Who This Is For
Common questions
How long does an Agent Runtime Governance implementation take?
A typical engagement runs 4 to 12 weeks, sized to your blueprint and agent estate. It starts with a one to two week scoping and discovery sprint, then two-week build sprints that each ship a working slice with clear acceptance criteria.
What is in production at the end?
A versioned, replayable policy library; runtime authorization controls integrated with your existing IAM and PAM; continuous discovery of agents and MCP servers; tamper-evident execution lineage streaming to your audit pipeline; operating runbooks and knowledge transfer; and a 30-day post-handoff support window.
Do we need a workshop before an implementation?
Not necessarily. Implementation suits teams that have completed a Watchlight advisory workshop or already have an internal target architecture. If you have neither, we will tell you straight whether a workshop or an implementation is the right next step.
Bring Your Blueprint to Production
Tell us about your environment. We will scope the work, sequence the sprints, and tell you straight whether a workshop or an implementation is the right next step.