Default agent setups share your OS user with browser and password manager
alvelda · x · 2026-11-14
A developer points out that most default setups hand the AI agent the same OS user as your browser and password manager, creating a real security risk. A closer-to-safe setup is a devcontainer or a separate macOS user with no keychain access, rather than relying only on scoped keys. alvelda adds that tighter security is also needed.
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