Eric Michaud introduces Red Light, Green Light framework
Developer Eric Michaud has introduced Red Light, Green Light, a permission rule set designed to govern how AI coding agents execute tasks. Rather than relying solely on default agent behaviors, this approach enforces a strict "Red Light" boundary during initial planning to restrict file modifications, requiring explicit user authorization before granting a "Green Light" to proceed with code edits and execution.
Native AI agent plan modes often lack strict enforcement, making clear user-defined permission boundaries vital for effective agent governance.
- –Enforces structured architectural planning before any codebase modifications occur.
- –Reduces unintended code edits, regressions, and wasted context tokens.
- –Provides a practical human-in-the-loop control protocol for autonomous development tools.
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2026-07-31
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2026-07-31
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Eric Michaud
