How I Let an AI Agent Save a Draft on DEV

Short summary

The author describes using an AI agent to fetch top Hacker News stories and save a draft on DEV Community, highlighting the challenge of scoping agent permissions. Public data collection used simple HTTP fetch, while the authenticated draft-saving step required a guided browser workspace (Unchained) with explicit boundaries: save draft, never publish. The key insight is matching agent capability to task requirements and preventing silent authority expansion.

• •Public data tasks need only HTTP fetch; authenticated actions require scoped browser access
• •Agent contracts should define outcome, boundary, and review point explicitly
• •API endpoints are cleaner than browser automation when available, but browser profiles offer broader account coverage

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