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# [I Hardcoded the Kill Switch: Feature Flags as AI Guardrails (Series Part 5)](https://craftedbydaniel.hashnode.dev/i-hardcoded-the-kill-switch-feature-flags-as-ai-guardrails-series-part-5?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I knew something was wrong the first time the chat did exactly what I built it to do. A recruiter asked a simple, forward-moving question—and the system responded with a clarifying question that technically improved precision… while practically block...

Mar 19 · 14 min read · craftedbydaniel.hashnode.dev  
Updated Mar 23  
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AI engineer. LLM agents, RAG, Azure AI Foundry, Python/TypeScript. Navy veteran. Builder of Scenematic, Pramaana, and production multi-agent systems. I write about what I actually ship.

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