Security
Safer AI browser automation starts with operation-level permissions
A useful AI browser permission system controls individual operations, not only entire apps, so reading a message can be allowed while sending one still requires approval.
Separate discovery, reading and writing
Connecting a service should not mean granting every possible action. A task may need to list channels without permission to post, or inspect an issue without permission to edit it.
Allow, Ask and Deny
Allow is appropriate for low-risk operations you want to run automatically. Ask creates a review step before execution. Deny blocks the operation and should never trigger a hidden fallback.
- Allow: routine reads and explicitly trusted operations.
- Ask: sends, creates, edits and other consequential actions.
- Deny: operations that must never run for that connection.
Approval is not completion evidence
After a write is approved and attempted, the resulting state should be read back where possible. A click, keystroke or request start is not proof that the intended change happened.
Make the approval specific
A useful approval names the service, operation and intended target. “Allow access” is too broad; “Post this message to this Slack channel” gives the person a decision they can understand.
- Show the exact destination and action.
- Keep the proposed content visible before approval.
- Expire or invalidate approval when the operation changes.
A denial must remain a denial
If a connector write is denied, the agent must not recreate the same effect by clicking through the website. Permission rules protect the outcome, not merely one technical route to that outcome.
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