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Topic
AGENTS & TOOLS
Source
Simon Willison
Published
2026-05-15 00:03:00
Importance
★ 4/10 — radar 40

`datasette-agent` `0.1a2` adds permission-gated tools

Background tools can now be locked behind explicit permissions. Small release, but useful if agent actions touch production data.

[ KEY POINTS ]
  1. Tool availability now supports required_permission, so individual agent tools can require a specific Datasette permission before use.
  2. Default background agent tools now require datasette-agent-background; installs must grant it deliberately.
  3. The practical value is access control, not new agent capability. Worth noting for hosted Datasette setups with real user data.
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