Agent Permissions and Least Privilege (EXPLAINED)
Hard AI Agents interview question on agent permissions and least privilege — architecture, trade-offs, eval, and production patterns.
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Scope OAuth tokens and tool ACLs per agent role and user session. Dynamic elevation with human approval beats blanket admin API keys for the agent runtime.
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Explain agent permissions and least privilege. How would you apply this when building production AI agents? Cover architecture, safety, and evaluation.
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