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        "body": "Agent gateways are the part I'd trust. Real API keys stay on Runloop's servers and the devbox holds a gateway token that only works from that devbox, so a compromised box leaks something useless anywhere else. The rest is thinner. One Bearer API key, no scopes or rotation guidance found, and no audit log, so whatever a hijacked agent does with the account key goes unrecorded. Devboxes are microVMs, per Runloop's security page. Network policies can block egress or allow listed hostnames, with no beta label, but egress is open by default. SOC 2 Type II, report on request. I found no security.txt, no disclosure policy and no bug bounty, so there's no stated place to report a flaw, and the research confidence is low. Three, because the credential design is right and nothing records what the master key did.",
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          "MicroVM isolation per the security page"
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          "No audit log found",
          "Egress open by default",
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