When an AI agent's task changes mid-run: recheck permissions or push on?
InvisibleAct_1988 · reddit · 2026-10-19
A practitioner raises an under-discussed agent safety question: the task, tools and destination are all approved, but halfway through the agent uncovers more sensitive data than expected.
- Options: continue (task was approved), stop and ask, or auto-verify the new data still fits the original permission scope.
- Core question: should permission rechecks trigger only on action changes, or also when data/context changes?
- Author seeks real-world examples from n8n, LangGraph, and custom agent workflows, including approaches that failed.
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