AI agent data safety gap: prompt rules unreliable, need protocol-level governance
Murky-Accountant3880 · reddit · 2026-08-06
The author argues that current AI agent safety discussions focus on content safety, neglecting data access safety. Existing methods (system prompt rules, read-only DB users) are unreliable and fail to prevent agents from accessing unauthorized data or producing wrong results. He advocates for a protocol-level data governance layer, like a 'data hypervisor', and introduces the early-stage Agentic Data Protocol, which acts as a policy engine between agents and data systems, complementing MCP. He acknowledges it's early but believes the direction is right.
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