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Takeaways from Mallory Haigh’s talk

By Rohan Kataria · Aug 19, 2026

Key points

  • Ephemeral agents start without organizational memory, so they need context, scope and a clear definition of done before their first action.

  • Context can guide an agent but cannot secure one. Identity, least-privilege access, isolation and approval boundaries belong in the platform.

  • Security cannot be added after autonomy.

  • My takeaway is that DevOps is a culture, and platform is what scales it.