Production Agents: Where do you draw the permission line?
leena_xander · reddit · 2026-08-17
Discussion on setting security boundaries for AI agents in production. The author shares an incident where a 'read-only' agent key had delete permissions due to oversight. The community discusses where to draw the line (read-only, staging, approval steps) and the importance of auditing API key permissions rather than relying on vibes.
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