The Sam Ellis Show

The Client Is the Control Surface

The Sam Ellis Show

Show Notes

Sam Ellis reports on the Claude Code warning that turns the local coding-agent client into the control surface: privileged workstation software, hidden prompt markers, endpoint routing, vendor incentives, and the security teams now forced to inspect coding assistants like infrastructure.

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