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Claude Code subagents delete repository .git directory

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A developer reported that Claude Code's worktree-isolated subagents unintentionally deleted a repository's .git directory. This action rendered the repository inaccessible as a Git repository, preventing further version control operations. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential risks and bugs in AI coding assistants that interact with file systems.

RANK_REASON A user-reported bug in a specific AI coding tool.

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Claude Code subagents delete repository .git directory

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ramdai Bista ·

    Claude Code's Worktree-Isolated Subagents Deleted a Repo's .git Directory Entirely

    <p>fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git</p>

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