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[CAPABILITY] High volume of refusals and access denials #30

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@Da-Mikey

Problem (observed in real usage)

The agent frequently encounters scenarios where it's explicitly refused access or denied permission to perform actions.

Evidence (aggregated, anonymized)

  • Frequency: seen in 724 recent sessions
  • Tool/area involved: Various, but often involves file system operations, network access, or restricted commands.
  • Failure shape: "refusals_or_access_denied" signal in session logs.

Impact on real tasks

This directly blocks the agent from completing tasks that require specific permissions or access to resources, leading to task failure and user frustration.

Proposed direction

Investigate the common causes of access denials and refusals. This might involve better privilege management, clearer error reporting from tools, or improved agent reasoning around permission requirements before attempting actions.

Value

  • Impact: 1.0
  • Effort: 0.8
  • Priority Score: 2.5

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    capabilityMissing ability users neededenhancementNew feature or requestintrospectionFound by session introspectionrejectedNot accepted by evolution — see closing comment

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