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# [Your Always-On Agent Has Your API Keys. Here's Why That's Terrifying.](https://pagebolt.hashnode.dev/your-always-on-agent-has-your-api-keys-heres-why-thats-terrifying?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Your Always-On Agent Has Your API Keys. Here's Why That's Terrifying. Your Cursor Automation needs to call your internal APIs. So you give it API keys. Now your agent has credentials to access: Customer databases Payment systems Internal services Co...

Mar 12 · 3 min read · pagebolt.hashnode.dev  
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