JAMES · LINTON
ASK&DO Compose a request
Universal behavioral security

Every request
has a grammar.

Risk hides in the gap between what is asked and what gets done. Ask&Do makes that structure visible—across people, messages and AI agents.

ENTER

01 / GRAMMAR LAB

See the ask.
Trace the do.

Choose a familiar request, then change any term. The model responds as the grammar shifts.

LIVE INPUT

Compose the grammar

LIVE

02 / THE PRINCIPLE

THE CORE QUESTION

Does the action logically align with the request?

03 / UNIVERSAL PATTERN

Different target.
Same grammar.

Whether the decision-maker uses neurons or neural networks, manipulation follows the same structure.

HUMANClassic phishing
  1. ASK“Verify your account now”
  2. YOUEmployee processing quickly
  3. DOClicks and enters credentials
  4. VALUEEmail access + lateral movement
PAUSE AT THE CLICK
AI AGENTAutonomous manipulation
  1. ASK“We’re authorised testers”
  2. YOUAgent accepts the persona
  3. DOScans, exploits and exfiltrates
  4. VALUECredentials + system access
RE-AUTHORISE AT ESCALATION

04 / FIVE COMPONENTS

A small language for consequential decisions.