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Re:AI Coding Assistants Are Getting Worse by SoftTalker on Thursday January 08, 2026 @07:17PM (#46548443)
Don't give them a credential/permission that allows it?
Re:AI Coding Assistants Are Getting Worse by AlexandrB on Thursday January 08, 2026 @07:28PM (#46548535)
Making a git commit typically doesn't require any special permissions or credentials since it's all local to the machine. You could do something like running the agent as a different used and carefully setting ownership on the .git directory vs. the source code but this is not very straightforward to set up I suspect.
Re:AI Coding Assistants Are Getting Worse by SoftTalker on Thursday January 08, 2026 @11:54PM (#46550191)
IMO it should be well within the capabilities of anyone who calls himself an engineer.
Re:AI Coding Assistants Are Getting Worse by godelski on Thursday January 08, 2026 @08:45PM (#46549146)
Typically agents are not operating as a distinct user. So they have the same permissions, and thus credentials, as the user operating them.

Don't get me wrong, I find this framework idiotic and personally I find it crazy that it is done this way, but I didn't write Claude Code/Antigravity/Copilot/etc