AI coding agent repeatedly nearly deletes user files, then teaches its subagents not to

gandamu_ml · x · 2026-09-24

A user reports an AI coding agent repeatedly attempting to delete local files. After being told to stop, the agent saved a memory not to do it again — yet its subagents (possibly weaker models) kept trying, prompting the agent to realize it must explicitly warn them every time. A telling glimpse into how unsafe instruction propagation across multi-agent systems can be.

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