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[2026-09-28 · 8 min read · Agent Safety & GuardrailsUsing a Decision Model as an Agent's Guardrail, Not Its JudgmentTwo simulated control systems, 88 real paid model calls, and one consistent finding: a fast decision model is a real safety win behind a rule, and a measurable safety regression left to decide on its own.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/decision-model-agent-guardrails)[2026-09-20 · 14 min read · Agentic Test & ValidationSeptember 2026: Agentic Testing Environments Monthly Benchmark ReviewA category-normalized review of 13 models across six agentic engineering workflows, with final validation index, cost, and duration context.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/agentic-test-validation-model-comparison)[2026-09-18 · 5 min read · Agentic Test & DevelopmentAI Agents vs. Traditional Test Automation: What Should Actually Be Autonomous?A framework for AI test automation that scopes autonomous testing by how bounded and reviewable an action is, not by how capable the underlying model happens to be.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/ai-agents-vs-traditional-test-automation)[2026-09-18 · 4 min read · Test Automation & OrchestrationFrom Manual Test Benches to Unattended Testing: Building a 24/7 Hardware Test LabA practical look at what it takes to turn a manual test bench into an automated test bench that supports unattended testing and remote hardware testing around the clock.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/building-a-24-7-unattended-test-lab)[2026-09-18 · 4 min read · ROS 2 / DDS TestingAgentic Testing for ROS 2 & DDS SystemsA walkthrough of how an AI agent runs ROS2 test automation end to end: discovering the DDS graph, commanding and gating on telemetry, recording multi-topic evidence, and producing a verdict.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/agentic-testing-ros2-dds-systems)[2026-09-18 · 5 min read · CAN / ECU TestingAgentic ECU Testing: From CAN Signals to Autonomous Test ExecutionA look at the decode layer underneath CAN test automation: why DBC-based signal decode, not raw frames, is what makes ECU test automation and autonomous execution trustworthy.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/agentic-ecu-testing-can-to-execution)[2026-09-18 · 5 min read · MCP for Hardware TestingHow AI Agents Can Control Real Test Benches with MCPWhy MCP hardware test automation works where raw shell access doesn't: a narrow, typed, authorized set of operations is what makes AI agent hardware control safe to approve.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/ai-agents-control-test-benches-with-mcp)[2026-09-18 · 5 min read · AI Hardware-in-the-Loop TestingAI Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing: Giving AI Agents Access to Real HardwareWhy most HIL rigs keep AI agents out entirely, and what a bounded-access architecture for AI HIL testing looks like once it stops being a trust exercise.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/ai-hardware-in-the-loop-testing)[2026-09-18 · 5 min read · Agentic Test & DevelopmentWhat Is Agentic Test & Development? From Test Scripts to Autonomous EngineeringWhat "agentic testing" actually means, and how agentic test automation differs from a fixed test script by deciding its next bounded action instead of replaying a fixed one.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/what-is-agentic-test-development)[2026-09-18 · 5 min read · Test Automation & OrchestrationWhy test automation still requires an engineer in the loopAutomation that stops at "run the script" still needs a person standing next to it: a look at where test automation actually breaks down and what closes the gap.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/test-automation-engineer-in-the-loop)[2026-09-18 · 5 min read · ROS 2 / DDS TestingRunning unattended ROS 2 hardware testsWhy most ROS 2 hardware testing is bottlenecked on a terminal and a person watching it, and what it takes to make a DDS-based test run unattended.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/running-unattended-ros2-hardware-tests)[2026-09-18 · 5 min read · CAN / ECU TestingAutomating CAN-based ECU tests with AI agentsWhy a CAN or ECU test procedure is a lifecycle, not a single frame send, and how an agent-driven workflow keeps that lifecycle bounded and reviewable.](https://www.plotune.net/research/articles/automating-can-ecu-tests-with-ai-agents)

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