Before buying a larger platform to control employee-built AI agents, a small business needs to know which agents exist and who owns them.

When a builder changes roles, an agent may keep its connections and permissions even though nobody can explain its current operating purpose.

Keep a simple register of each agent’s owner, scope, resources, approvals, review date, and conditions for stopping or retiring it.

Review orphaned agents and stale access. Make an approval identify the configured agent and its actual work, not merely a friendly name.

Measure whether the portfolio remains manageable. Retiring an unused agent can be useful when its workflow or demonstrated value has changed.

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