New Approach to Coding Agent Security: Contextual Policies
matei_zaharia · x · 2026-07-08
Matei Zaharia points out that most coding agents have very limited security controls, typically relying on a simple "allow/deny/ask user" action list. In Omnigent, he introduces "Contextual Policies" that track session state, enabling a more flexible approach to simultaneously managing both security and cost.
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