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I Approved My Agent to Delete a Customer. It Still Said No.

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I clicked Approve on delete_customer . My agent refused anyway. That is the behavior I want, and it comes from five lines of code where the only trick is the order. The problem with "a human approved it" Most agent safety ends at one question: did someone click Approve? That turns your most destruc…

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  1. 2026-10-27 00:37 · DEV Community — AI
    I Approved My Agent to Delete a Customer. It Still Said No.

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