Agent Rule Compliance
How to ensure language-model agents follow executable rules and avoid prohibited actions in regulated domains.
17 papers · 3 months
Where this stands
The written synthesis of this thread is for subscribers. Subscribe.
Results across this thread
6 reported results from the papers in this thread.
The table is for subscribers. Subscribe to see every reported number side by side.
How this thread developed
June 2026 · Amazon Advertising Foundations, Amazon Web Services Agentic AI
Post-training can replace prompt-time schema injection for enterprise coding agents
Post-training replaces prompt-time schema injection for enterprise coding agents, improving rule compliance.
6 further papers
Aug 2026
Polished evidence makes LLM agents act on unknowable questions
Demonstrates that added evidence increases unwarranted action; proposes finetuning for abstention.
Sept 2026 · Independent Researcher
Safe agent self-modification requires verifiable, expressive recovery mechanisms
Self-modification safety as rule compliance issue.
4 further papers
Sept 2026 · USC, UCF
Obstacle-aware harness improves safety of coding agents for robot manipulation
Evaluates whether coding agents can respect physical safety constraints when generating robot controller programs, highlighting compliance gaps.
Sept 2026
Engineering agents need evidence-bound authorization before their outputs trigger action
Proposes an assurance architecture for evidence-bound authorization of agent outputs, ensuring compliance before actions.
Sept 2026
Compiling agent skills into state machines improves reliable task execution
Compiles agent skills into state machines that track permitted operations, improving task reliability and rule adherence.
Sept 2026
External specifications, not agents, should authorize task completion claims
Identifies a structural weakness where agents self-authorize completion and proposes external specification-based authorization.
7 of 17 papers shown