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Deployment GuidesPSF-aligned · May 2026

So you want to deploy
AI agents in production.

Microsoft, Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are rolling out managed agents, plugins, and connectors that can autonomously interact with your business systems. Most organisations have no idea where to start — or what can go wrong. These guides exist to change that.

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WorkflowOS — fork it, self-host it, ship it for clients

PSF Workflow Studio is our free reference implementation: canvas, PSF scoring, AI heal, and exportable deployment packages. MSPs and integrators can run it on their own infrastructure — no licence fees, full source on GitHub.

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Why this section exists: Managed agents, plugins, and connectors are moving from product announcements into real deployment work. Practical, safety-aligned guidance for the teams implementing them is still scarce. This section exists to close that gap.
Deploying is not the win

Choose the evidence path before the agent goes live.

The deployment guides are free to read. The next step is deciding whether this is a readiness check, client service, organisation rollout, or external assessment.

Deployment Guides

Start Here🧩

AI Agents Decoded

What managed agents, plugins, and connectors actually mean for your business — without assuming prior AI engineering depth.

FoundationsNon-technicalBusiness owners
12 min read
Deployment Guide🔮

Deploying Claude Agents Safely

From API setup to production — tool use, guardrails, human oversight, monitoring, and PSF compliance. A practitioner can follow this end-to-end.

AnthropicClaudePythonTool UsePSF
40 min read
Deployment Guide

Deploying OpenAI Agents Safely

Agents SDK with guardrails, interrupts, tracing, and PSF alignment — from zero to production in one walkthrough.

OpenAIAgents SDKPythonGuardrailsPSF
40 min read
MSP Playbook🏗️

Microsoft 365 Agent Deployment

The complete step-by-step playbook for MSPs deploying AI agents in Microsoft 365 environments — from tenant readiness to live monitoring.

Microsoft 365MSPCopilotCopilot StudioPSF
45 min read

Every guide is PSF-aligned

The Production Safety Framework (PSF) is PAI's open standard for production AI. All deployment guidance in this section maps directly to PSF domains — so you're not just deploying fast, you're deploying safely.

D1 · Input GovernanceD4 · ObservabilityD5 · Deployment SafetyD6 · Human OversightD8 · Vendor Resilience
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Certification tracks for deployers

CAOP — Certified Agent Operator
For those who deploy and operate AI agents in production
CAIA — Certified AI Auditor
For practitioners conducting PSF assessments
CAIG — Certified AI Governance
For governance, risk, and compliance leads

More guides coming

We're building out the full library of production deployment guides. On the roadmap:

  • Google Workspace agent deployment playbook
  • Salesforce Einstein / CRM agent deployment
  • Open-source agent stacks (LangGraph, CrewAI) in enterprise environments
  • AI agent deployment for regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, legal)
  • Multi-agent orchestration safety patterns

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