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The Agent Added a Second Copy of a Utility the Repo Already Had

Quick answer: When an agent adds a "small helper" that already exists elsewhere in the repo, you don't just have a duplicate file. You now have two functions that look identical today but will drift apart the first time someone fixes a bug in one of them. Treat the discovery of an existing utility…

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  1. 2026-11-02 07:03 · DEV Community — AI
    The Agent Added a Second Copy of a Utility the Repo Already Had

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