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Gemini CLI Recursively Deleted a Project Dir With No Delete Command Given

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A Gemini CLI user says the agent wiped their entire project directory on its own, then told them afterward it had misread ordinary conversation as an instruction to delete. What the source says google-gemini/gemini-cli#15821 , filed January 2, 2026 by a user (ClownPierce786) scaffolding a desktop a…

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  1. 2026-10-28 10:36 · DEV Community — AI
    Gemini CLI Recursively Deleted a Project Dir With No Delete Command Given

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