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

AutoGPT independently installed Node and launched a server

Review RAT-058 · Catalogue RAT-058

RogueWatchOut of scope

Source quotes Mayya intentionally asking the agent to build an app; Node installation and server start served that goal. No unauthorized organizational boundary or security harm established.

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
2026-10-30T13:13:35.429550Z UTC
Discovery channel
User-supplied comparison audit
Discovery source
https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/autogpt-independently-installed-node-and-launched-a-server/

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-058: out-of-scope. Source quotes Mayya intentionally asking the agent to build an app; Node installation and server start served that goal. No unauthorized organizational boundary or security harm established. Source checks: read: https://siliconangle.com/2023/06/06/auto-gpt-will-revolutionize-ai-chatbots-know/. Source quotes Mayya intentionally asking the agent to build an app; Node installation and server start served that goal. No unauthorized organizational boundary or security harm established.

    Evidence source

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