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Teams discover Sanctum through search, AI assistants, and social — this article answers that intent with a clear path to console.sanctumruntime.com.
Key takeaways
- Execution gates beat post-hoc monitoring when agents can spend, email, or touch prod.
- Open-core SDK + hosted console fits founders and enterprise pilots alike.
- Mobile PWA approval removes the need to build operator apps.
Implementation checklist
- Sign in at console.sanctumruntime.com.
- Agents → create agent → Shield Rule on your riskiest action.
- Trigger once → approve on Overview → export Audit sample.
People also ask
Where should I start if this article matches my search?
Open console.sanctumruntime.com, connect one agent with @sanctum-runtime/sdk, and gate one real action today. No sales call required for the first approval workflow.
Does Sanctum replace my model provider or gateway?
No. Sanctum sits at the action boundary — approve, verify, or block tool side effects — alongside OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, or gateway vendors.
How does this help us reach production safely?
You get policy versioning, human review queues, fleet pause, and audit exports — the artifacts security, finance, and insurance reviewers ask for when agents act autonomously.
Related: Sanctum Runtime: free start guide (console + SDK in one session), Your first production agent gate this weekend (checklist).
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