Self-Modification
High
- Category
- Rogue Agent
- Content
## Safety Rules 1. **Never auto-edit skill files from a cron.** Report only. You review, you decide. 2. **Never touch SOUL.md, MEMORY.md, or AGENTS.md.** Those are off-limits. 3. **Don't chase perfection.** 22/25 is fine. Fix the ones below 16. 4. **Don't rewrite for style.** If it works and users aren't confused, leave it.
- Confidence
- 85% confidence
- Finding
- Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or install persistent backdoors.
