Microsoft open-sources RAMPART and Clarity: Safety tools for AI agent development
By
Ram Shankar Siva Kumar
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Microsoft is open-sourcing two new tools — RAMPART and Clarity — designed to help engineers integrate safety measures into the AI agent development workflow. As AI systems evolve from simple text generation to taking real-world actions (accessing emails, executing code, interacting with CRM systems), the safety risks multiply. RAMPART provides a framework for red-teaming and testing agent behaviors, while Clarity offers observability and monitoring capabilities to detect unintended actions. The tools aim to bring safety practices directly into the development pipeline rather than treating them as an afterthought.
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Today Microsoft is open-sourcing two tools designed to help engineers bring safety into the agent development workflow.
RAMPART provides a framework for red-teaming and testing agent behaviors, while Clarity offers observability and monitoring capabilities to detect unintended actions.
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