Classification
2- Complexity
- Medium
- Impact area
- Technical
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An agent receives more capabilities, permissions, or autonomy than its task requires.
360° overview
Six perspectives place the building block in context. The numbers show where each perspective continues in the reading path.
The building block at a glance
Excessive Agency
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Integrations
Agent runtime and language model
+2
An agent is granted more autonomous capability — tools, permissions, or unsupervised action — than its task requires, so a model error or manipulation can act, not merely answer wrong.
Value stream stage: Run