[Bug] Claude overwrites entire file instead of appending new content when adding topics
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 20, 2026 by praxi-roshan Closed Apr 23, 2026
Bug Description
Claude just replaced entire README.MD file instead of adding the new topic with the content, when i asked to included a certain topic.
Environment Info
- Platform: win32
- Terminal: pycharm
- Version: 2.1.114
- Feedback ID: bf660aa2-96b3-4952-b309-12837add41b4
Errors
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Prompt
In the readme include create a file under ~/.acme/acme-license-ghcr-token including this variable ACME_LICENSE_GHCR_TOKEN=<github classic token> token must have required permissions to push and pull docker images
Result
Claude replace the whole README.MD with the topic removing all the other topics from the README.MD
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