Giving AI Write Access to Notes: Trust vs. Verification

Thefounderman1 · reddit · 2026-08-25

A user shared their anxiety after granting an agent write access to their Obsidian vault, describing how they monitored the folder like a nervous parent before revoking access to stick with copy-paste for safety. This raises questions about workflow when granting AI write permissions: do users review changes via tools like git diff, fully trust the system, or is this paranoia unnecessary given the risks?

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