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Common questions.
What is Configuration Drift?
Configuration drift occurs when an AI agent's deployed state diverges from its approved, governed configuration over time, through manual changes, dependency updates, or environment differences.
How is Configuration Drift used in production?
Detecting drift is a key governance function because an agent operating outside its approved configuration may no longer comply with the policies it was originally bound to.
Which terms are related to Configuration Drift?
Closely related concepts include AI Maturity Model, Drift Detection (Agent), A/B Testing (Agent), Prompt Regression Testing. Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.
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