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Secrets, Identity, And The Blast Radius Of A Helpful Agent
Weekend Special Edition. The Saturday deep dive on secrets management for AI agents — the unglamorous infrastructure decision that determines how big your blast radius is when something goes wrong. Stephen walks through the BuildClub stack, the patterns we use with clients, and the specific mistakes that cost companies the most.
The single thesis: Treat your agents like employees, not like scripts. Give them an ID. Give them the minimum access they need. Write down what they have. Revoke it when they leave. Same playbook you already run for humans.
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