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AI and agent tool allowlist design
Design the tool allowlist for a coding agent so it can do the job without scope creep.
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What this lesson covers
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The main moves in order
- 1The premise
- 2agent
- 3tools
- 4allowlist
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Section 1
The premise
An agent's power comes from its tools. Too few and it stalls; too many and it does damage. Designing the allowlist is the most important step.
What AI does well here
- Suggest tool sets for common roles (reader, fixer, deployer).
- Flag tools with broad blast radius (rm, prod-deploy).
- Propose dry-run wrappers.
What AI cannot do
- Predict every misuse path.
- Replace human approval on irreversible actions.
- Know your org's risk appetite.
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