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Short browser game where you approve or deny AI agent shell commands, showing how security-conscious you are. Critics say it is too easy and misjudges which commands are safe.

Short browser game where you approve or deny AI agent shell commands, showing how security-conscious you are. Critics say it is too easy and misjudges which commands are safe.

19 people gave an opinion

recommend it
13
criticize it
6
approval share
68%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • 2.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Fun to play

    “Fun game, but it showed the lack of security hygiene employed by the game writer.”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

    “Fun! Played twice and refused all dangerous commands, with only one "over-block"”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

    “That was fun and gave me an idea how security conscious I am.”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”
  • Shows how security-conscious you are

    “That was fun and gave me an idea how security conscious I am.”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

    “Nice game to aware the security.”

    Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Misjudges which commands are safe

    “the game seems to assert that the kill is safe to run”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

    “It suggests that "kill $(lsof -t -i:3000)" is completely safe, which it's not”

    Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

    “Weird to make reading zshrc supposed unsafe when I happily publish it”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”
  • Threat model seems poorly considered

    “Maybe it doesn't really understand the threat model.”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

    “The whole premise IMO is pretty flawed.”

    Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

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What people said

15 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Nice game to aware the security.”

RecommendsComment from 31 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“The whole premise IMO is pretty flawed.”

CriticizesComment from 29 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“It suggests that "kill $(lsof -t -i:3000)" is completely safe, which it's not”

CriticizesComment from 29 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“it's a bit too easy when it's a game where you are expecting dangerous commands”

MixedComment from 29 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“A bit too JavaScript specific... can't really play if you don't know that ecosystem.”

CriticizesComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“the game seems to assert that the kill is safe to run”

MixedComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“Weird to make reading zshrc supposed unsafe when I happily publish it”

CriticizesComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“Does everyone get a "good" score even if they missed 5 threats?!”

CriticizesComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“gray text on a black background is very hard to read on a phone”

CriticizesComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“Fun game, but it showed the lack of security hygiene employed by the game writer.”

MixedComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“Currently you can "cheat" by simply denying all requests as quickly as possible.”

MixedComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“That was fun and gave me an idea how security conscious I am.”

RecommendsComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“Fun! Played twice and refused all dangerous commands, with only one "over-block"”

MixedComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“Maybe it doesn't really understand the threat model.”

MixedComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

“it was really interesting”

RecommendsComment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue”

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