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SMERC is a recoverability checkpoint before automated actions execute, evaluating whether a technically authorized action is recoverable enough to allow, throttle, freeze, deny, or escalate.
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I am looking for technical feedback on SMERC, a recoverability checkpoint before AI-agent, security, cloud, and automation actions execute. SMERC sits after detection, identity, and policy but before real-world execution. Before an AI agent edits code, deploys infrastructure, sends messages, deletes data, or triggers a workflow, SMERC evaluates recoverability signals and returns ALLOW, THROTTLE, FREEZE, DENY, or ESCALATE.
The question is not only whether the actor is allowed in an IAM or policy sense. The question is whether the proposed action is recoverable enough to execute now.
Post draft
I am looking for feedback from CISOs, security architects, platform engineers, DevSecOps teams, and AI governance leaders. SMERC is a recoverability checkpoint before automated actions execute. It evaluates whether a technically authorized action is recoverable enough to execute now.
Useful critique: where this fits, where it fails, what evidence is missing, and whether GitHub Actions shadow-mode scoring is a credible first pilot.