Root-Privileged Intern
The least experienced member of the team has the most powerful credentials.
The Root-Privileged Intern is a bright, tireless agent that arrived last week and received the master key on day one. It means well. It is also the newest member of the team, and it is holding production credentials that senior engineers request through a ticket queue.
Symptom
Newest actor, oldest keys. The Intern can reach production, spend real money, and email customers, all before it has learned which of those it should never do unprompted.
Why It Matters
Access should follow demonstrated judgment, not enthusiasm. The Root-Privileged Intern inverts that, so the organization's first impression of an agent is its most powerful one.
What the Chapter Gives You
How to scope agent credentials to a learning period, the graduated access path from sandbox to production, and why "it means well" is not a permission model.
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