Anthropic Interview: Safer Agent Tool Use (EXPLAINED)
Hard Anthropic company question — least-privilege tools, confirmation flows, injection defense, and constitutional guardrails.
TL;DR — Quick Answer
Principle: least privilege — expose minimal tools per task; human confirmation for irreversible actions (send email, delete). Instruction hierarchy separating untrusted retrieved content from system policy; sandbox code execution; structured tool schemas with validation; monitor for tool-call hallucinations; rate limit destructive ops; log full audit trail. Align with Constitutional AI patterns — critique step before executing high-risk tools. Assume indirect prompt injection via email bodies and calendar invites.
The Interview Question
Anthropic-style interview: Design safer tool use for an LLM agent with email, calendar, and code execution capabilities.
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