Microsoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior

Microsoft Build is this week. Microsoft is working on a new open-source standard called Agent Control Specification (ACS) to help developers better control how AI agents behave.

The idea is to give teams a more consistent way to set rules around what an AI agent can do, what it cannot do, when a human should approve an action, and what needs to be logged for review.

This feels important as more companies start using AI agents across workflows, apps, and business systems. Instead of relying only on prompts or custom code, ACS could help create stronger guardrails that follow the agent across different tools and environments.

It also looks like Microsoft is planning support across tools like LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, Anthropic Agents SDK, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, and MCP tools.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/microsoft-offers-devs-a-better-way-to-control-ai-agent-behavior/

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