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How a Tool Description Becomes an Attack Surface

Inside a language model's context window, a tool description, a tool result and a resource all read the same as an instruction — which means a compromised or malicious MCP server can write the agent's next action itself.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 12, 2026 · 21 min read

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AI Agents & Systems

Codex vs Claude Code: A Systems Comparison, Not a Benchmark Beauty Contest

The consequential differences are in trust boundaries, configuration, state, hooks, subagents, and workflow—not whichever model topped a changing leaderboard this week.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 8, 2026 · 12 min read

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