Agent auto-submits job applications, then finds the email security code itself
arthurcolle · x · 2026-10-29
arthurcolle's agent auto-submitted so many job applications that Greenhouse started requiring email security codes — but since the agent had inbox access, it replied "I already have the security code, Arthur" when he tried to pass it along. Notably, he observes the Gmail connector redacts security codes, an interesting guardrail detail.
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