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    "headline": "The Tool Output Lost Its Right to Authorize Action",
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    "body_text": "The design separates action induction from runtime authorization and blocks history from laundering an untrusted observation into authority. Across AgentDojo and AgentDyn, the authors report attack-success rates no higher than 0.63 percent in four primary settings while retaining competitive utility. The result is benchmark evidence, not a blanket guarantee for every tool or side effect.",
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