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.