Neither should your governance.
The Structural Problem
A jailbroken agent ignores them. A confused agent forgets them. A creative agent works around them. You need controls that work whether the agent cooperates or not.
The Regulatory Moment
Regulators now require demonstrable human oversight, documented decision records, and tamper evident audit trails. If your AI agents cannot prove compliance, your organization is exposed.
The August 2 deadline covers Article 50 transparency obligations and penalty provisions only. High-risk obligations under Annex III have been delayed to December 2027 per the EU Digital Omnibus package agreed by the Council on March 13, 2026.
The Category Difference
Monitoring tells you what went wrong. Altrace prevents it.
What enforcement looks like
Monitoring detects a cost overrun after $50K is spent. Altrace blocks the request that would exceed the $500 budget — before it reaches the provider.
Monitoring flags that an agent called a restricted tool. Altrace blocks the tool call unless the agent has completed prerequisite checks within the last 5 minutes.
Monitoring discovers an unknown agent after it has been active for days. Altrace detects anomalous behavioral patterns and auto-escalates to quarantine — before the agent does damage.
Monitoring logs that data was sent to an unauthorized endpoint. Altrace's kernel-level rules prevent the connection from being established.