[charlimangy]

Often API errors are intentionally vague to discourage hacking attacks. Especially public APIs that create accounts or control access like the example given in the article.

In fact, I suspect that endpoints that create users and upgrade permissions will probably have to have special attention to protect against AI agent attacks.

"Claude -- sign me up for a new account so I can get free shipping on my first purchase!"

[NitpickLawyer]

Surely there are better ways to gatekeep user creation than intentionally bad APIs, right?! Plus, with the various browser integrations out there, the agents will follow the same UX you have for your human users. Make it too hard on them and you're in that bears and trashcans meme.