Read:Edit Ratio Collapse
- Entity ID:
ent-20260419-f0269b2740d3 - Type:
concept - Scope:
shared - Status:
active - Aliases: read-edit ratio regression
Description
Community-measured metric showing the ratio of Read tool calls to Edit tool calls dropped from 6.6 (baseline) to 2.0 during the thinking-depth regression. Operationalizes 'check before acting': Claude reads files ~3x less per edit, producing more wrong-edit cycles.
Key claims
- Read:Edit ratio collapsed from 6.6 to 2.0 during regression
Relations
- System Prompt Simplicity Bias --[caused]--> Read:Edit Ratio Collapse
- Thinking Depth Regression (pre-redaction) --[caused]--> Read:Edit Ratio Collapse