Research

What nearly 10,000 developer environments reveal about agentic development risk

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27 Jun 2026snyk.ioobserved

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Why it matters

AI coding agents expand the software supply-chain attack surface, and defenders need visibility into the tools and permissions these agents wield.

Snyk analyzed nearly 10,000 developer environments to examine risks introduced by AI coding agents as a new layer in the software supply chain, highlighting issues around tools, instructions, and permissions in agentic development.