"I should back up all my repos before my agents nuke them": over-permissioned coding agents spark worry
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-13
Developer @burnytech half-jokingly says he should back up every repo in his GitHub account before his AI agents accidentally wipe it all out—because he keeps giving them too much permission. The quip captures a real and growing risk as coding agents routinely receive broad write access to repositories.
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