ChainCatcher reported on November 11, 2026, citing Coinbase’s blog, that Coinbase has added Agent Controls to Coinbase for Agents, its MCP service. The controls let account holders set limits, product permissions, and stop conditions on trades placed through an AI agent.
According to that report, the settings run on Coinbase’s servers. Users manage them after signing in through the Coinbase app or on the web, and an AI agent cannot change or bypass them on its own.
The controls described as already available are:
- Maximum trade size: a per-trade ceiling set in US dollars.
- 24-hour volume limits: a trade that would exceed the limit is not executed.
- Auto-stop: if portfolio losses exceed a percentage the user sets, the AI agent stops placing orders until the user turns trading back on in the app.
A separate product-permissions control was described as not yet live. When it is available, users would be able to choose which product categories an AI agent may trade, including crypto, stocks, and derivatives.
The ChainCatcher item does not include further details from the Coinbase post, such as default limits, how the loss percentage is measured, which accounts are covered, or a launch date for product permissions.
Original report: ChainCatcher, published November 11, 2026, at 22:38 (UTC+8).
