[BUG] User had to repeat an explicit order three times before it was carried out

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Activity 0 comments · opened Oct 12, 2026

The user ordered issues to be filed on GitHub and had to repeat the order three times. Each attempt ended in a detour (a different reporting channel, reading notes, a blocked tool call) instead of the filing being done or the blocker being explained immediately.

Repro steps

  1. In a Claude Code session with gh authenticated, ask the model to raise a set of issues to Anthropic.
  2. The model first calls an in-product feedback tool that is disabled in the session; the call errors.
  3. The user clarifies they want GitHub issues. The model reads local style notes and runs gh auth status / gh repo view before creating anything.
  4. The model runs gh issue create; the permission prompt rejects the call. The model retries the identical call instead of stating the blocker and giving the user the one command to run.
  5. The user repeats the order a third time before the model explains the blocker.

Expected

On the first order, file the issues, or immediately state the exact blocker and the single command the user can run.

Actual

Three repetitions of the same order, each answered with a detour.

Recreated from #97182 (closed by the bot for missing repro steps).

Environment

Claude Code CLI, macOS, Opus model, long sessions with context compaction.

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