An automated hiring pipeline shows why agents need real—but tightly scoped—network access
yenkel · x · 2026-08-27
Developer yenkel counters the "minimize network access" position with an automated recruiting agent example: download all resumes → review against criteria → detect fakes → check mutual connections → reject failures → email the rest, daily.
His point: such workflows involve heavy interleaved I/O with thinking, so autonomy without real network access is unrealistic. The other side (jvivas) argues real network access is only needed for research and dependency management — "do those before letting wild the beast."
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