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Module 15 · Chapter 9: Permission gates and secrets

Permissions as narrow as the task

5 min read6 min readReviewed 26 October 2026

In short

Write three lists: allow, ask, deny; anything unlisted is refused. Limit the environment too: variables set explicitly, dangerous defaults removed, and a hook refusing forbidden targets before a tool runs.

After this lesson you can

  • Build an agent's permission rules from allow, ask and deny lists
  • Limit the environment variables and data sources an agent can reach

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