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Capability controls: least privilege for what an agent can do

Give a plain answer to "Why isn't a command allowlist alone sufficient and what does each additional layer add?" Then ground it in one lesson detail.

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Knowledge and context shape what the agent says.

Capability controls govern what it can execute and that's where blast radiusHow much breaks if a change goes wrong; the scope of potential damage. Press Enter for the full definition. lives. The principle is the one you'd apply to any service account: least privilege, deny by default, log everything.