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Agent Control Plane

Reviewed 9 April 2026 Canonical definition

The agent control plane is the management layer responsible for configuring, governing, and monitoring AI agents at runtime — distinct from the data plane on which agents execute their work. The control plane enforces policies, collects telemetry, manages agent identity and access, routes approval decisions, and provides the operator interface for governing agent behaviour across an enterprise fleet.