How are you reviewing agent permissions and tool access before deployment?

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Summary

The author introduces FCM Trust, a local scanner for reviewing AI agent projects' security, permissions, and reliability, and asks the community about their own review methods for agent tool access.

As AI agents gain access to files, shells, browsers, APIs, email, and business systems, I think we need a clearer way to review what an agent project is capable of doing before trusting it. I have been working on a local scanner called FCM Trust that reviews agent projects for potential security, privacy, permission, and reliability problems. It currently checks for areas including: Credential exposure Dangerous shell behavior Broad file access External connections Unsafe tool permissions Input and prompt-handling risks Sensitive data storage Missing user-consent controls The scanner runs locally, does not upload the project, and does not automatically modify code. I am interested in how other agent builders currently handle this problem. Do you rely on: Manual code review Sandboxed environments Permission manifests Static-analysis tools Container isolation Agent-specific security testing Something else? I am the developer of FCM Trust, but I am mainly interested in discussing what a useful agent-security review should contain. I do not want to assume that a general software-security checklist covers everything agents introduce. What risks should an agent-focused scanner prioritize?
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