Giving Agents Tools Safely: Permissions, Limits and Approvals
How to design agent tools with least privilege, spending caps, confirmation steps and audit logs so a mistake stays small and reversible.
The moment an agent can act, such as send an email, edit a file, call an API or run code, its mistakes become real. Models misread instructions, get tricked by malicious text, and occasionally choose badly. Safe tool design assumes this will happen and keeps the damage small. This guide covers the principles that matter most.
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