Lesson 1103 of 1596
Building a just-in-time permission elevation flow for AI agents
Let an AI agent ask a human for a higher scope only when a step actually needs it.
Creators · Agentic AI · ~24 min read
The premise
Default-deny scopes plus on-demand elevation beats giving every agent admin from day one.
What AI does well here
- Detect when a tool needs a scope the agent lacks
- Send a Slack approval with the exact action and target
What AI cannot do
- Decide who is allowed to approve
- Audit the human's decision after the fact
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Practice this safely
Use a small project example from your own work. The useful move is to compare the AI's draft against your goal, sources, and constraints before you trust it.
- 1Ask AI to explain least privilege in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "Building a just-in-time permission elevation flow for AI agents" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check approval flow against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
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