This high-velocity lightning talk demonstrates a zero-trust execution architecture for stateful AI workloads. By replacing standard Python base images with recently open-sourced, distroless Docker Hardened Images (DHI), the AI's execution environment is stripped of unnecessary binaries, shells, and package managers. This effectively neutralizes post-exploitation lateral movement.Attendees observe a live demonstration of a stateful LangGraph agent attempting to execute a malicious payload, only to be seamlessly blocked by the architectural constraints of a hardened base image. The session provides a practical blueprint for securing heuristic AI without sacrificing operational functionality.