[Bug] Agent enters unnecessary deep exploration instead of following explicit instructions/

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Apr 14, 2026 by bcorner13 Closed May 23, 2026

Bug Description
It tends to want to go down a rabbit hole to fix something as simple as its looking in the wrong place or not following the instructions given

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.105
  • Feedback ID: 4b179d0b-e11c-4c65-9731-231153719aec

Errors

[{"error":"Error: NON-FATAL: Lock acquisition failed for /Users/bradleycorner/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.105 (expected in multi-process scenarios)\n    at bd_ (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2334:2153)\n    at nt6 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2334:1233)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T01:27:26.484Z"},{"error":"Error: ripgrep exited with code null\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:529:2814)\n    at emit (node:events:98:22)\n    at #maybeClose (node:child_process:766:16)\n    at #handleOnExit (node:child_process:520:72)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T01:29:48.994Z"},{"error":"RipgrepTimeoutError: Ripgrep search timed out after 20 seconds. The search may have matched files but did not complete in time. Try searching a more specific path or pattern.\n    at T (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:532:242)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:532:456)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:529:2885)\n    at emit (node:events:98:22)\n    at #maybeClose (node:child_process:766:16)\n    at #handleOnExit (node:child_process:520:72)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T01:29:48.997Z"},{"error":"Error: ripgrep exited with code null\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:529:2814)\n    at emit (node:events:98:22)\n    at #maybeClose (node:child_process:766:16)\n    at #handleOnExit (node:child_process:520:72)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T01:30:50.099Z"},{"error":"RipgrepTimeoutError: Ripgrep search timed out after 20 seconds. The search may have matched files but did not complete in time. Try searching a more specific path or pattern.\n    at T (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:532:242)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:532:456)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:529:2885)\n    at emit (node:events:98:22)\n    at #maybeClose (node:child_process:766:16)\n    at #handleOnExit (node:child_process:520:72)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T01:30:50.099Z"}]

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