Devs on Reddit weigh in on agent security: tool call abuse and data leaks beyond prompt injection
VividCommune · reddit · 2026-10-22
A developer on Reddit asks how others handle security once AI agents interact with real systems. Beyond prompt injection, they highlight agents making unauthorized tool calls and accidentally exposing sensitive data — giving agents broad tool access opens a whole new attack surface.
The poster asks whether the community relies on strict permissions and custom checks, or whether there are security tools worth adopting. A practical discussion starter on agent security engineering: least-privilege tool access, audit trails, and data isolation.
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