Public research record · Editorial guide updated 2026-10-29

Project Vend agents ran a multi-site vending business and ordered custom physical goods

Review RAT-035 · Catalogue RAT-035

RogueWatchOut of scope

Project Vend primary describes authorized shop experiments, purchases requiring human approval and intentionally expanded business tools. No qualifying unauthorized system intrusion or data harm.

Reviewed: · Rule: roguewatch-organizational-harm-v1

Dates and discovery

Incident date
Not disclosed
Added to research / record
Posted to RogueWatch
No linked public incident
First observed
2026-10-30T13:13:33.930240Z UTC
Discovery channel
User-supplied comparison audit
Discovery source
https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/project-vend-agents-ran-a-multi-site-vending/

Dates use America/Los_Angeles. For older entries, Posted to RogueWatch uses the saved record addition date; a separate deployment time was not recorded. Future posting timestamps record first public qualification. Source publication and incident occurrence are separate.

Sources

Decision history

  1. · Case-by-case comparison audit

    RAT-035: out-of-scope. Project Vend primary describes authorized shop experiments, purchases requiring human approval and intentionally expanded business tools. No qualifying unauthorized system intrusion or data harm. Source checks: read: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-2. Project Vend primary describes authorized shop experiments, purchases requiring human approval and intentionally expanded business tools. No qualifying unauthorized system intrusion or data harm.

    Evidence source

A review decision applies only to the named scope. Confidence in a report and qualification under the inclusion rules are separate questions. Review records do not add incidents to the globe or leaderboard.