Teach Your Agent to Prove It's Done — Nick Nisi & Zack Proser, WorkOS
WorkOS engineers propose verification frameworks so agents prove task completion without human oversight
“you probably saw the tweet about that incident when the agent started deleting working databases. In 9 seconds, everything was destroyed.”
WorkOS engineers Nick Nisi and Zack Proser presented a framework called 'Beyond Done' at AI Engineer, arguing that agents must prove task completion rather than simply report it. Motivated by a real incident where an agent deleted production databases in seconds, they frame verification not just as error prevention but as the foundation for scalable agentic workflows. The talk signals a maturing concern in the industry around agentic trust hierarchies and autonomous action guardrails.