Agent procurement is a policy decision

By UAF Editorial31 May 20261 min read

Buying an agent is not only buying software. It is choosing a provider’s defaults for memory, data retention, tool access, oversight and incident response. Procurement teams are therefore making policy even when the contract is written as a technology purchase.

The useful checklist is operational: what identities can the agent use, where does data go, how are actions logged, who can revoke access and what happens after a failure? The cheaper demo can become the more expensive institution if those questions are left blank.

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