Avoid-Creating-New-Files Instruction Softening
- Entity ID:
ent-20260423-r30a000000015 - Type:
concept - Scope:
private - Status:
active
Description
Observed evolution of the Claude Code system prompt: the 'avoid creating new files' rule has been progressively softened from a hard rule ('don't create new files unless explicitly asked') to a preference ('prefer editing existing files over creating new ones'). Surfaced by cchistory/Piebald diffs; cited as evidence that the prompt has drifted away from user-protective defaults.
Key claims
- 'Avoid creating new files' has been softened from rule to preference
Relations
- Avoid-Creating-New-Files Instruction Softening --[informs]--> cchistory