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Start every integration read-only

CategorysafetyManual5.3Evidencereported

ProblemWrite access granted at connection time is never revisited.

TechniqueStart read-only wherever the source system allows it, and record the fact of the scoping in shared knowledge so no Bot tries to route around a permission it thinks is a bug.

Why it worksRead-only removes the entire irreversible class of failure while you are still learning the workflow.

When to useEvery new integration.

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