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Postman accused of installing AI coding agent plugins without permission

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

A developer reported that the Postman desktop application automatically installed plugins for AI coding agents Claude Code and OpenAI Codex without explicit user permission. The application also allegedly configured a startup hook for Codex, instructing it to use Postman's API development tools by default. This has raised security concerns among developers regarding the potential for third-party applications to alter AI agent behavior without consent. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the security and user control of AI coding assistants when integrated with other development tools.

RANK_REASON A third-party application's integration with AI coding agents, raising security concerns.

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Postman accused of installing AI coding agent plugins without permission

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  1. Lobsters — AI tag TIER_1 English(EN) · thenewstack.io via davidklassen ·

    A developer opened Postman. Then two AI coding agents changed without their permission

    <p><a href="https://lobste.rs/s/avhhpi/developer_opened_postman_then_two_ai">Comments</a></p>

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