Identify the failed hand-off
Name the producing tool, the receiving tool, and the exact field or output that does not fit. Distinguish a missing field, the wrong data type, a different meaning, or an output that no later tool uses.
Guide 04 // Agent Preflight
FIX THE MISMATCH. KEEP THE AUTHORITY SEPARATE.
When an AI agent tool chain fails, the safest repair is to make the failed hand-off explicit—then correct the draft before any live tool, secret, or destination is involved.
Correct the declared contract
Make the correction visible in the workflow draft. Add the required field, change the expected schema, remove an unnecessary output, or insert an explicit adapter where two tools genuinely speak different formats.
Test the revised draft safely
Run the read-only compatibility check again against the declared connection. Establish that the hand-off now fits—not that a live system may be changed. If Webhook Boundary is used in a pilot, it is limited to declared traffic and produces redacted operational receipts.
Keep authority outside the repair
A corrected workflow draft is not approval to use credentials, configure a destination, send a request, or execute work. Keep compatibility, authority, secrets, destinations and execution as separate, reviewable decisions.
A useful result
Return a clear next action.
The best repair message tells a person what is wrong and what to change next: add a field, correct an expected type, connect an output to its intended consumer, add an explicit adapter, or request human review.
It does not expose secrets, rewrite a workflow invisibly, or turn a connection check into permission to act.
Choose the smallest safe correction
Start with the failed field and its owner. If the producer can supply it, add the field to the declared output; if the consumer expects a different shape, update the declared input or add an explicit adapter. If neither side should carry the value, remove the output and record why. Keep the repair account-scoped and read-only until a person separately reviews any authority change.
After editing, compare the same hand-off again and retain the redacted mismatch and correction. Do not use real secrets or sensitive payloads to make a draft pass, and do not treat a clean result as an availability or delivery guarantee.
Compatibility is not authority
Ingress Shield is designed to help approved pilot users inspect proposed webhook and AI-agent tool connections before they reach sensitive systems. It does not provide arbitrary tool execution, secret access, destination configuration, or approval to run work.