Livestream
Build Enforceable Controls into Agent Workflows
30-minute talk + 15-minute Q&A
Wayne Grigsby
Sr. Sales EngineerPrefect
Jeremiah Lowin
Founder, PrefectCreator of FastMCP
About the livestream
Agents can use the right tools and still skip required steps or access data they shouldn’t. Instructions like “always query Snowflake first” describe expected behavior, but they don’t enforce it.
In this session, we’ll examine how access controls and workflow orchestration support agents as they take on recurring business processes. Drawing on patterns across real engagements, we’ll cover where prompt-based governance breaks down and how to enforce requirements around tool calls and process execution.
What you’ll learn
- How credentials and permissions determine what an agent can access
- Where to enforce data policies when agents call tools
- When a process needs a workflow engine beyond an agent skill
- How to preserve agent flexibility while ensuring required steps run