The safeguards map / 3.2 Agent harnesses
Agent Development Kit
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An agent framework whose callbacks can skip a model or agent step and whose tool confirmation pauses a tool for a yes or no from a person.
Where it sits
3.2 Agent harnesses (primary): Runs developer-defined callbacks at set points in the agent's run that can replace or skip the next step, and pauses a tool for confirmation from a person or supervising system.
They allow you to observe, customize, and even control the agent's behavior at specific, predefined points without modifying the core ADK framework code.
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Useful for handling simple requests directly or enforcing access control.
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Some agent workflows require confirmation for decision making, verification, security, or general oversight.
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Facts
- Concern
- safetysecurity
- Names the law
- no
- Subject
- agent
- Used by
- those who make it
- Runs
- at runtime
- Policy comes from
- owner-entered settings
- Can the agent bypass it
- depends
Handoffs
produces Runtime records: OpenTelemetry traces (OTLP exporter, documented for Kotlin)
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