Hacker News: jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jeremyccraneHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:59:48 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>Bingo.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:13:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913792jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913792https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913792<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>Senior software dev brother :)

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:13:21 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913786jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913786https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913786<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>They don't.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:12:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913776jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913776https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913776<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>100% this. When the tide goes out is when you see who is naked.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:12:07 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913770jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913770https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913770<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>Top user of cursor. Build AI Agents and LLMs. Very aware of limitations and a senior software dev. Cautionary tale for other builders. DYOR.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:10:16 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913743jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913743https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913743<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>In the user interface for Railway, all destructive actions require multiple confirmations, plus typing "apply destructive changes". Why would an API key (regardless of its scope) be able to delete without confirmation?

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:08:18 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913717jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913717https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913717<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>This should be the solution. All destructive actions require human intervention.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:07:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913708jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913708https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913708<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>AI slopper here :) Kind words from a human. The irony is, there is tremendous truth in the post but you used big words so good for you bud.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:06:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913704jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913704https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913704<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>Naw, we just want people to know. We followed all Cursor rules, thought we had protected all API keys, and trusted the backups of a heavily used infrastructure company. Cautionary tale sharing with others.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:06:14 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913691jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913691https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913691<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>That is actually pretty good, LLM's gonna LLM

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:05:19 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913679jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913679https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913679<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>Yep.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:04:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913677jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913677https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913677<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>Not some vibe coder, and AI agents can be incredibly powerful. But yes, the irony is not lost on us!

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:04:22 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913672jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913672https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913672<![CDATA[New comment by jeremyccrane in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>This is a huge issue.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:03:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913662jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913662https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913662<![CDATA[An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below]]>Article URL: https://twitter.com/lifeof_jer/status/2048103471019434248

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47911524

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]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:27:29 +0000https://twitter.com/lifeof_jer/status/2048103471019434248jeremyccranehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47911524https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47911524