# Controlled Friction

- **Event:** [Nebius.Build SF](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/nebius-build-sf)
- **When:** Sun, Mar 15 at 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM (PDT)
- **Where:** Shack15, San Francisco, CA
- **Team:** [Irina Poslavsky](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/msirina)
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/kotrie/deployment-validation.yml
- **Demo video:** https://www.loom.com/share/29bdfdedd6f2479d8d043f425d593257
- **Gallery:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/nebius-build-sf/hackathon/gallery
- **Page:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/nebius-build-sf/hackathon/gallery/41

Implement "Controlled friction" in software deployment using Tavily Search in Nebius Token Factory. Controlled friction is the intentional addition of pauses, checks, and manual validations to the delivery pipeline to boost safety, quality, and compliance. Unlike detrimental, accidental friction (slow reviews), this "protective" friction acts as a braking system, preventing rapid changes from causing major production incidents.

Tavily allows for shipping to production with built-in safeguards. These safeguards ensure that requests pass through layers of security, privacy, and content validation, effectively blocking malicious sources, prompt injection, and the leakage of personally identifiable information (PII).

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