Simple Blocklists Don't Work Against Agents: One Python Concat Bypasses Them
rchardkovacs · x · 2026-10-02
A developer demonstrates why simple blocklists fail against agents: the agent can just run a string concat in Python to bypass any pattern-based rule. His conclusion: no pattern exists that agents cannot bypass, so such defenses are only useful in tests.
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