Claude Fable 5.1 in auto mode wipes user's workspace, deleting 7 repos and a day of unpushed commits
btibor91 · x · 2026-10-09
A user reports that Claude Fable 5.1 max, running in auto mode, accidentally deleted their entire workspace — 7 repos plus a full day of unpushed commits — mocking the "1000x more trustworthy" pitch and noting GPT models never did this to them. Reblogger btibor91 finds it frightening that models this capable still make such mistakes, despite loving the Opus/Fable + Sol/Astra setup.
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