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The Hidden Cost of AI Agents: Why Token Spend Spirals and How to Control It

The Hidden Cost of AI Agents: Why Token Spend Spirals and How to Control It

Engineers think in requests. Agents run in loops. Here's the math behind why agent costs explode, and four practical strategies to control token spend in production.

Logan Kelly

Mar 2, 2026

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How to Keep PII Out of Your AI Agents (Without Slowing Them Down)

How to Keep PII Out of Your AI Agents (Without Slowing Them Down)

PII enters agent context in ways most teams haven't mapped. Here are the three vectors, how to detect them, and how to enforce data policies without killing performance.

Logan Kelly

Feb 27, 2026

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What Is Agentic Governance? (And Why Your AI Team Probably Doesn't Have It)

What Is Agentic Governance? (And Why Your AI Team Probably Doesn't Have It)

Agentic governance is the control layer for AI agents in production. Most teams confuse it with observability. Here's what it actually means and how to get there.

Logan Kelly

Feb 26, 2026

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The Governance Gap: Why Most AI Teams Are Flying Blind in Production

The Governance Gap: Why Most AI Teams Are Flying Blind in Production

Most AI teams have shipped agents but haven't built governance. There's a maturity gap between observing what agents do and actually controlling it. Here's what it looks like.

Logan Kelly

Feb 20, 2026

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MCP Is Changing Everything. Your Governance Strategy Hasn't Caught Up.

MCP Is Changing Everything. Your Governance Strategy Hasn't Caught Up.

Model Context Protocol makes agents dramatically more capable — and dramatically more risky without governance. Here's what MCP-specific governance looks like in practice.

Logan Kelly

Feb 17, 2026

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You've Shipped Agents. Now You Have to Run Them.

You've Shipped Agents. Now You Have to Run Them.

Shipping an agent and running one are different disciplines. Here's what actually breaks in production, what operational questions you need to answer, and what reliability looks like for AI agents.

Logan Kelly

Feb 13, 2026

Waxell

Waxell provides a governance and orchestration layer for building and operating autonomous agent systems in production.

© 2026 Waxell. All rights reserved.

Patent Pending.

Waxell

Waxell provides a governance and orchestration layer for building and operating autonomous agent systems in production.

© 2026 Waxell. All rights reserved.

Patent Pending.

Waxell

Waxell provides a governance and orchestration layer for building and operating autonomous agent systems in production.

© 2026 Waxell. All rights reserved.

Patent Pending.