How would you reason about blast radius when giving a coding agent shell access?

Instruction: Explain what changes once a coding agent can run shell commands.

Context: Checks whether the candidate can explain the core concept clearly and connect it to real production decisions. Explain what changes once a coding agent can run shell commands.

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Shell access changes the risk profile completely because the agent can leave the safe path of reading and editing files....

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