AI agents need safe execution systems, not just smarter models
Vercel Ship 26 in New York showed that useful AI agents need more than stronger models. is moving from supporting basic chatbots to supporting agents that can carry out work with more independence.
That shift makes the surrounding systems just as important as the model itself. Agents need , controlled environments, , and before actions with serious consequences happen.
The event brought together founders, , investors, and product teams, with sessions involving Anthropic, Slack, Notion, Stripe, Supabase, and other companies. The strongest theme was the practical needed to make agents safe, visible, and accountable in real products.
Key points
- AI agents need systems around them, not only smarter underlying models.
- helps agents run tasks in a safer, limited space.
- Controlled environments and matter before high-impact actions happen.
- helps users see what an agent is doing while it works.
- Anthropic, Slack, Notion, Stripe, and Supabase were among the companies involved in the event sessions.