# Sightlines issue no.2: What leaders need to know about building agents

DevFeed: [Sightlines issue no.2: What leaders need to know about building agents](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sightlines-issue-no-2-what-leaders-need-to-know-about-building-agents-10049.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/sightlines-issue-no2/>)

Author: Figma

Published: 2026-08-20T19:36:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [atlassian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/atlassian.md>)

Tags: [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [autonomous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autonomous.md>), [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [product-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-development.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

This issue of Figma's Sightlines newsletter shares guidance from design, product, and engineering leaders on building agentic products. It focuses on trust, security, transparency, governance, testing, responsible autonomy, and keeping people accountable as agents handle more workflows.

## Source excerpt

Agentic products pose a unique set of design challenges. How do you build a tool that's powerful and knowledgeable enough to be a true partner, while keeping trust and security at the core? Here's what we've heard from leaders.