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What Are Agents?

Agents are the heart of Velatir. They review every trace that flows through your organisation and decide whether it should be allowed, flagged, blocked, or escalated. You do not trigger them by hand. They work in real time, applying the configuration you have set. Velatir has two agents, and they work together. A single trace can be reviewed by both at once, each from its own angle.

Gatekeeper

Controls which AI services your organisation can use. It enforces your default policy and any explicit exceptions, allowing or blocking services as people work.

Data Protector

Catches sensitive content before it leaves your environment, across credentials, personal data, and financial data.

Roles

Every agent runs with a role that sets how much authority it has. The role decides what actually happens when an agent has a concern.
The agent reviews traces and flags its findings for review. It does not notify anyone or block anything.Best for: the first weeks of a rollout, lower-risk workspaces, and building a picture of your usage before you enforce anything.
The agent blocks traces that break your rules, or escalates them to a person for approval before they proceed.Best for: workspaces handling sensitive data, regulated work, and any case where a violation must be prevented.

Outcomes

When an agent reviews a trace, the result is one of four outcomes. Which one you see depends on the agent’s role and what it found.
OutcomeWhat it means
AllowedNo concern. The trace proceeds.
FlaggedAn Observer noted a finding for review, without blocking.
BlockedAn Enforcer stopped the trace.
EscalatedThe trace was sent to a person for review or approval.

How an Outcome Is Decided

Each agent reviews the trace

Both active agents review the trace at the same time, each recording its own assessment.

Roles decide the action

An Observer only flags. An Enforcer can block, or escalate for approval.

The most restrictive outcome wins

If either agent blocks, the trace is blocked. If either escalates, it is escalated. The trace proceeds only when nothing stands in its way.
Start both agents in Observer to learn what they catch, then promote to Enforcer where the risk justifies it. See Configuring agents.

Instructions

Teach an agent how to treat a specific scenario.

Assessments

Review every verdict an agent has reached.