I have been thinking a lot about coding agents lately.
Not really about whether they can write good code, because usually they can, sometimes they can't. That part is obvious. But the risk is shifting from wrong answers to wrong outcomes.
The part that feels more important to me is this:
should the agent actually own the write authority?
We already don't trust humans without roles, limits, reviews, and accountability. Developers use PRs, pilots use checklists, bank clerks have transfer limits. Capable agents need the same structure, but machine-readable.
