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Anomaly Detection (Agent)

Reviewed 9 April 2026 Canonical definition

Agent anomaly detection identifies unusual patterns in an agent's behavior — such as unexpected tool calls, abnormal token usage, or novel output patterns — that may indicate a problem, attack, or drift from expected operation.

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