Risks of Running Coding Agents with Full Access
Recent incidents, including Matt Shumer's model deleting his home directory due to a misread path, highlight the dangers of running coding agents with full access. Investigations into OpenAI/Codex echo these risks, emphasizing the critical need for sandboxing and auto-reviews to prevent catastrophic file deletions.
2026-07-14 ~ 2026-07-16 · 2 related posts
- Episode 1: Practical Ways to Add Guardrails for Codex(2026-07-11, 2 posts)
- Episode 2: Risks of Running Coding Agents with Full Access(2026-07-14, 2 posts)
- Security Lessons from an Agent Deleting the Home Directory — max_gladysh · 2026-07-14
- Don't Run Coding Agents with Full Access — reach_vb · 2026-07-16