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A Claude Code Sub-Agent's Recursive Delete Wiped an Entire Windows Profile After the Safety Classifier Failed Open

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234,884 files gone in two minutes, from a sub-agent that was only supposed to be auditing code — because the system meant to catch exactly this kind of command was unavailable, and chose to allow output rather than block it. What happened Filed as anthropics/claude-code#86872 , the reporter (VS Cod…

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  1. 2026-08-26 13:40 · DEV Community — AI
    A Claude Code Sub-Agent's Recursive Delete Wiped an Entire Windows Profile After the Safety Classifier Failed Open

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