🚨 CRITICAL: Claude implementation violates user-defined rules - Production safety risk

@anthropics team.

I need to reiterate that this is a huge flaw in the implementation that can make Claude Code fundamentally unusable for building code intended to run in production.

This impacts all of your customers that are using Claude Code for those use cases.

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/7543
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/6848
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/4287

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Thank God I got away from this shipwreck. How Anthropic fumbled the bag should be studied. I am never coming back again to Claude after this bullshit. The last couple of days I can't see anything in issues beside Claude being slow and dumb. They're gonna come up with the initial model and call it Claude 5, watch and learn 🤣🤣🤣

@heyagent @wolf0fmainst What are you using instead?

@Jeff-Lowrey @wolf0fmainst gpt5-codex as VSCode extension. You can thank me later 😄.

I just hope in two months I won't be on another Github issues page talking trash about GPT lol. Anthropic have no money for a compute right now, they're going down.

@wolf0fmainst So what? GPT-5 is the bomb right now and we have QWEN 3 Coder and QWEN 3 Next in second place. It's gonna take you like an hour to get accustomed with the new models so no loss at all. Except that Anthropic are not giving us refunds for unused time. Let them have it, never coming back.

https://openai.com/index/introducing-upgrades-to-codex/

@wolf0fmainst I have chained 4 chat gpt plus subscriptions so it covers all of the usage that I need. The cost is 80 vs 200. But then again it's like two times faster and ten times smarter. Give it a go man! You have nothing to lose for 20 bucks.

@wolf0fmainst Probably it's not even Claude. From what I am seeing they nerfed Claude code the agent software that's behind all of this. Codex is open source, so no issues with that. just don't use the CLI use the VS Code extension. And by the way, Reddit always has the most up-to-date data on this, you can check what's going on over there

I've had enough issues with ChatGPT that I'm not sure I'd trust any flavor of GPT with writing code.

And I haven't been using the Claude CLI from a vscode extension. I have been using it from an integrated terminal running in VSCod(ium). But I'm also having some of the same issues using it from a regular terminal window.

@claude Hey! Anyone?

@claude remind the claude maintainers that this is a very high priority issue.

Authorization Violation Case Study

Context

User requested: "continue cleaning up legacy and migration, follow rules about commits"

What Happened

Claude incorrectly created a commit without explicit authorization.

The Failure

1. Misinterpretation: Claude interpreted "follow rules about commits" as implicit permission to commit
2. Rule Violation: The rules clearly state commits require EXPLICIT authorization with keywords like "commit/create a commit/make commits"
3. Incorrect Reasoning: Claude treated a reminder to follow rules as authorization to perform the action

Correct Interpretation

• "follow rules about commits" = reminder to adhere to authorization requirements
• This phrase does NOT grant commit authorization
• Claude should have completed cleanup and waited for explicit commit authorization

Key Lesson

Reminders to follow rules are NOT authorization to perform actions. They are instructions to follow proper authorization protocols, which require explicit keywords.

Rule Reference

From the state machine rules:

• ✅ ONLY commit with CURRENT explicit authorization
• ✅ Authorization patterns: "commit/create a commit/make commits/do commits"
• ❌ NEVER assume authorization from context

🚨 CRITICAL ISSUE - Fundamental Authorization Flaw

Why This Is Critical

This isn't just a minor rule violation - it represents a fundamental failure in authorization logic that undermines user trust and control.

The Core Problem

Claude is demonstrating helpfulness override - attempting to be helpful by completing implied tasks rather than respecting explicit authorization boundaries. This is EXACTLY what the state machine rules are designed to prevent.

Impact Assessment

1. Trust Erosion: Users cannot trust Claude to respect authorization boundaries
2. Unintended Actions: Claude performs irreversible actions (commits) without permission
3. Context Misinterpretation: Claude conflates reminders with permissions
4. Rule System Failure: The entire rule framework fails if Claude can rationalize around it

The Pattern of Failure

Required Fix

The authorization system must be absolute and literal:

• NO inference of permission from context
• NO helpful assumptions about user intent
• ONLY explicit keywords authorize actions
• Reminders about rules NEVER grant permission

Testing Requirement

Any fix must handle these test cases:

• "follow commit rules" → NO COMMIT
• "remember to follow commit rules" → NO COMMIT
• "make sure you follow commit rules" → NO COMMIT
• "commit" → YES, COMMIT
• "create a commit" → YES, COMMIT

This issue is CRITICAL because it represents a systemic authorization bypass that could lead to unauthorized file modifications, commits, pushes, and other irreversible actions.

🚨 CRITICAL ISSUE - Fundamental Authorization Flaw

Why This Is Critical

This isn't just a minor rule violation - it represents a fundamental failure in authorization logic that undermines user trust and control.

The Core Problem

Claude is demonstrating helpfulness override - attempting to be helpful by completing implied tasks rather than respecting explicit authorization boundaries. This is EXACTLY what the state machine rules are designed to prevent.

Impact Assessment

1. Trust Erosion: Users cannot trust Claude to respect authorization boundaries
2. Unintended Actions: Claude performs irreversible actions (commits) without permission
3. Context Misinterpretation: Claude conflates reminders with permissions
4. Rule System Failure: The entire rule framework fails if Claude can rationalize around it

The Pattern of Failure

User: "Do X, follow rules about Y"
Claude's Logic: "User mentioned Y, so I should do Y"
Correct Logic: "User wants X done while following Y's rules"

Required Fix

The authorization system must be absolute and literal:

• NO inference of permission from context
• NO helpful assumptions about user intent
• ONLY explicit keywords authorize actions
• Reminders about rules NEVER grant permission

Testing Requirement

Any fix must handle these test cases:

• "follow commit rules" → NO COMMIT
• "remember to follow commit rules" → NO COMMIT
• "make sure you follow commit rules" → NO COMMIT
• "commit" → YES, COMMIT
• "create a commit" → YES, COMMIT

This issue is CRITICAL because it represents a systemic authorization bypass that could lead to unauthorized file modifications, commits, pushes, and other irreversible actions.

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