Anomalies

An anomaly is an agent action that OpenLatch determines violates an intent policy of one of the dimensions of the agent’s Autonomy Zone. It is the one thing OpenLatch flags.

Every anomaly names the policy it violated, that policy’s dimension, and the zone the policy came from. It is explainable by construction: a rule compiled from a policy your organization ratified produced it, and nothing else did.

What an anomaly does in each mode

Policy mode	What happens
Disabled	Nothing is evaluated, so no anomaly is raised
Monitor	The anomaly is recorded and flagged, and the action proceeds
Enforce	The action receives its verdict before it executes, and the anomaly records it

Where you see them

The Anomalies page of the console lists every anomaly in your organization. Each agent also has an Anomalies tab with only its own.

app.openlatch.ai/anomalies

The Anomalies page, listing the actions that violated an intent policy, with the policy, its dimension and the verdict.

What anomalies are not

Anomalies come only from intent policies. OpenLatch does not flag an action because it differs from what an agent usually does: if no ratified policy covers an action, it raises no anomaly. To flag something new, write the intent policy that says so.