# Approval fatigue is agent governance's next attack surface

DevFeed: [Approval fatigue is agent governance's next attack surface](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/approval-fatigue-is-agent-governance-s-next-attack-surface-16000.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://workos.com/blog/approval-fatigue-agent-governance>)

Author: WorkOS

Published: 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [WorkOS Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/workos-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [agentic-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai.md>), [alert-fatigue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alert-fatigue.md>), [false-positives](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/false-positives.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that repeated approval prompts can create approval fatigue in agentic AI systems. As requests accumulate, people may skim or approve them reflexively, weakening the intended safety control. It connects this pattern to alert fatigue and consent fatigue and discusses how attackers could intentionally trigger it through prompts.

## Source excerpt

Security teams have studied alert fatigue for a decade. In 2026, attackers started writing prompts designed to trigger it in agents on purpose.