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Author
Give policy a human shape.
Write the rule in plain language, with the nuance and intent that prompts usually lose.
Constitutional controls for AI agents
Policy that can say no when the stakes are high.
Article Zero turns plain-language policy into a tested boundary at the tool call—so an agent can interpret the intent without owning the final decision.
Typed rulesRegression-gatedAuditable
human intent“minimum necessary”
compiled ruleALLOW + FILTER
prooftrace / 014
A smaller distance between intent and action
A policy is only real when it survives the edge case.
Article Zero keeps the important distinctions visible: what a person wrote, what a model proposed, and what the enforcement gate actually allowed.
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Test
Try the awkward question.
Run adversarial and regression scenarios before the policy governs an agent.
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Enforce
Put a typed gate at the tool.
Deterministic code decides whether to allow, deny, filter, or ask for approval.
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Audit
Leave a trail someone can read.
Show the proposal, the rule path, and the outcome without hiding behind model mystique.
Why it matters
Prompts can explain a boundary. They cannot be the boundary.
Agent systems operate in the messy space between a request and an action. That is where a persuasive sentence, a missing field filter, or an unverifiable identity becomes a real risk.
Article Zero gives teams a calm place to author the intent, pressure-test the exceptions, and require deterministic code to make the final call.
Technical trust
Two jobs. Deliberately kept apart.
Interpretation
Groq interprets the human policy.
It can help compile a clause into structured controls and surface a useful proposal. Its output is labeled, validated, and reviewable.
proposal / never the gateEnforcement
Deterministic code makes the call.
The policy engine evaluates facts, resolves conflicts, filters fields, and blocks protected tool actions when the rule says no.
outcome / reproducibleEvery workspace is private to its signed-in Firebase account. The current hospital scenario is synthetic.
Make the boundary visible