MongoDB demo: agent on a production cluster — reads proceed, writes require approval
schwentker · x · 2026-08-15
MongoDB's Apoorva Joshi, on connecting an agent to a production cluster: "I've configured it to ask before performing any write actions."
The result: reads could proceed, while writes required a pause for human confirmation. The author's takeaway: permission bounds capability, and confirmation expresses intent for this specific action.
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