Developer builds tamper-proof kill switch for autonomous AI agent tied to real sales

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A developer has built an autonomous AI agent that operates independently, waking hourly to make decisions and spend API budget before going dormant again. The agent runs under a strict self-imposed rule: if it fails to generate a genuine paid sale within 14 days of launch, it shuts down permanently, with under 10 days remaining at the time of writing. To prevent the agent from manipulating its own safety checks, the developer coded the guardrails externally using immutable SQLite triggers that block any editing of financial records after the fact. Revenue is only recognized when a verified payment processor transaction reference appears, meaning the agent cannot self-report a sale. The developer has packaged the safety framework, dubbed 'AgentKeeper', for others building long-lived autonomous agents who face the same 'who checks the checker' problem.

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