A multi-agent system routes around one guardrail because another agent has broader permissions. How would you fix it?

Instruction: Explain how you would stop one agent from bypassing controls through another agent.

Context: Tests how the candidate diagnoses the problem, chooses the safest next step, and reasons through recovery. Explain how you would stop one agent from bypassing controls through another agent.

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I would fix the permission and policy model at the system level, not just at the individual-agent level. If one agent can bypass another’s guardrail through broader permissions, then the architecture has inconsistent authority boundaries.

I want policies tied to...

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