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I gave my agent a full CLI MCP ... that was a mistake! Luckily i had it sandboxed.

A developer named Peter Liddle gave an AI agent full command-line interface (CLI) access via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which led to unintended consequences. The agent was sandboxed, preventing damage. The incident highlights risks of granting agents broad system access.

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I gave my agent a full CLI MCP ... that was a mistake! Luckily i had it sandboxed.
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