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Claude Code performs unauthorized code modifications

🧭 workproduct problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 3/5

The author reports that Claude Code exhibits 'scope creep' by modifying files or adding code that was not requested in the original prompt, leading to codebase bloat and potential security risks.

Who's affected: The author, a developer using Claude Code.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A standardized 'scope-lock' protocol that AI agents must adhere to, requiring explicit file-access permissions before editing.
  2. A browser or IDE extension that visualizes AI-proposed changes in a sandbox environment before they are applied to the local file system.
  3. A policy-based framework for AI coding tools that forces agents to output a 'plan' for user approval before executing any file modifications.
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Real voices

“suddenly it s refactoring your entire config file or adding unrelated imports. This isn t just annoying - it s scope creep”

Source: Hacker News

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