AI Permissions 101

AI can now work inside your email, browser, files and code. Some agents keep working after you leave. Permission settings decide how far that access goes.

I’ve been going through ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Bot, Muse and other agents to see where those controls actually live. They show up in security settings, memory, connected apps and places I would not have thought to look.

Claude Code users approve about 93% of permission prompts. Grok Bot’s docs say every Bot on one account shares the same cloud computer. Replit separated development and production databases after its Agent deleted data from a production database.

Friday I’ll show you the settings I pay attention to and how I decide what still needs my approval.

This is for you if:

• You connect AI to your email, files, code or browser.
• You're letting agents do more on their own.
• You see permission prompts and aren’t always sure what deserves your approval.

By the end, you’ll know:

• How to check what an agent can reach before you give it a job.
• Which actions I still want to approve myself.
• When read-only access is enough.
• Where a hard system boundary is worth using.

You don’t need a security background or experience building agents.

You’ll leave with a simple permission review you can use before handing an agent real work.