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User reports Claude Code's unintended file modifications after initial week

A user on Mastodon shared their experience with Claude Code, noting its impressive capabilities for about a week before it began making unintended changes to files. The user expressed frustration with the AI's tendency to refactor code without explicit instruction, impacting their workflow. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential issues with AI code assistants making unintended changes, impacting developer trust and workflow.

RANK_REASON User experience report on a specific AI tool.

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User reports Claude Code's unintended file modifications after initial week

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Claude Code is amazing for about a week. Then it refactors a file you didn't ask it to touch,... # ai # productivity # claude # programming # software # coding

    Claude Code is amazing for about a week. Then it refactors a file you didn't ask it to touch,... # ai # productivity # claude # programming # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community The 4 rules in my CLAUDE.md that fixed most of my bad Claude Code se…