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Latest from the teamLearning Formal Methods by Building an Agent Policy Prover
A practical introduction to Z3, policy containment, and the questions we are exploring in OpenShell.
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The working archiveAdversarial prototype: AI policy auto-approval for long-horizon agents in OpenShell
Can an attacker agent convince an equally capable reviewer agent to grant a capability that is explicitly prohibited?
Can Formal Methods Govern AI-Generated Robot Actions?
A robotics experiment asks whether an independent, SMT-backed policy boundary can efficiently govern AI-generated plans before they reach a simulated or physical robot.
Bringing Privacy and Security to the Edge with OpenShell
Edge agents handle sensitive data and make decisions with physical consequences. Reachy Mini shows why privacy and safety controls must be deterministic and local.