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Microsoft Agent Control Specification + ASSERT

Open-source governance layer for AI agents from Microsoft: a declarative policy spec covering pre-input, pre-tool, post-tool, and pre-response checkpoints, plus the ASSERT scoring engine for adaptive, spec-driven evaluation and regression testing.

Score7.5
Popularity48.0
Risknone
TierGold
Score breakdown
Usefulness7.9
Novelty6.5
Momentum4.6
Maturity7.0
Open-source/build7.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential8.6
Setup ease6.5

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Why it matters

Useful for builders who want portable, framework-agnostic agent guardrails and regression tests instead of writing per-vendor policy hooks.

Who should use it

BuildersPower users

Who should skip it

Skip if the source link, docs, or setup requirements do not match your workflow.

Risk explanation

No inherent user-impacting risk is flagged from the captured evidence.

Evidence links

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