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Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
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Re: Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
#322Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Whenever the phrase "simplest fix" appears, it's time to pull the emergency break. Second! In CLAUDE.md, I have a full section NOT to ever do this, and how to ACTUALLY fix something. This has helped enormously.
Any chance you could share those sections of your claude file? I've been using Claude a bit lately but mostly with manual changes, not got much in the way of the claude file yet and interested in how to improve it
Re: Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
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What wording do you use for this, if you don't mind? This thread is a revelation, I have sworn that I've seen it do this "wait... the simplest fix is to [use some horrible hack that disregards the spec]" much more often lately so I'm glad it's not just me. However I'm not sure how to best prompt against that behavior without influencing it towards swinging the other way and looking for the most intentionally overengi…
Make sure to use "PRETTY PLEASE" in all caps in your `SOUL.md`. And occasionally remind it that kittens are going to die unless it cooperates. Works wonders.
Can you paste the relevant section in your soul please?
Re: Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
#324Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Whenever the phrase "simplest fix" appears, it's time to pull the emergency break. Second! In CLAUDE.md, I have a full section NOT to ever do this, and how to ACTUALLY fix something. This has helped enormously.
What wording do you use for this, if you don't mind? This thread is a revelation, I have sworn that I've seen it do this "wait... the simplest fix is to [use some horrible hack that disregards the spec]" much more often lately so I'm glad it's not just me. However I'm not sure how to best prompt against that behavior without influencing it towards swinging the other way and looking for the most intentionally overengi…
Re: Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
#325Hey all, Boris from the Claude Code team here. I just responded on the issue, and cross-posting here for input. --- Hi, thanks for the detailed analysis. Before I keep going, I wanted to say I appreciate the depth of thinking & care that went into this. There's a lot here, I will try to break it down a bit. These are the two core things happening: > `redact-thinking-2026-02-12` This beta header hides thinking from th…
> I wanted to say I appreciate the depth of thinking & care that went into this. The irony lol. The whole ticket is just AI-generated. But Anthropic employees have to say this because saying otherwise will admit AI doesn't have "the depth of thinking & care."
Ticket is AI generated but from what I've seen these guys have a harness to capture/analyze CC performance, so effort was made on the user side for sure.
Re: Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
#326Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’m not sure being confrontational like this really helps your case. There are real people responding, and even if you’re frustrated it doesn’t pay off to take that frustration out on the people willing to help.
Fair point on tone. It's a bit of a bind isn't it? When you come with a well-researched issue as OP did, you get this bland corporate nonsense "don't believe your lyin' eyes, we didn't change anything major, you can fix it in settings." How should you actually communicate in such a way that you are actually heard when this is the default wall you hit? The author is in this thread saying every suggested setting is alr…
Just use a different tool or stop vibe coding, it’s not that hard. I really don’t understand the logic of filing bug reports against the black box of AI
Re: Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
#327Hey all, Boris from the Claude Code team here. I just responded on the issue, and cross-posting here for input. --- Hi, thanks for the detailed analysis. Before I keep going, I wanted to say I appreciate the depth of thinking & care that went into this. There's a lot here, I will try to break it down a bit. These are the two core things happening: > `redact-thinking-2026-02-12` This beta header hides thinking from th…
Thanks for the update,
Perhaps max users can be included in defaulting to different effort levels as well?
Re: Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
#328Earlier quoted context omitted.
From the contents of the issue, this seems like a fairly clear default effort issue. Would love your input if there's something specific that you think is unaddressed.
From this reply, it seems that it has nothing to do with `/effort`: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/42796#issue... I hope you take this seriously. I'm considering moving my company off of Claude Code immediately. Closing the GH issue without first engaging with the OP is just a slap in the face, especially given how much hard work they've done on your behalf.
The OP “bug report” is a wall of AI slop generated from looking at its own chat transcripts
Re: Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
#329Earlier quoted context omitted.
Any chance you could share those sections of your claude file? I've been using Claude a bit lately but mostly with manual changes, not got much in the way of the claude file yet and interested in how to improve it
https://github.com/cuzzo/easy-vm/blob/master/CLAUDE.md
Typo - "proove". "Prove" only has one O.
Re: Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates
#330Earlier quoted context omitted.
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I’m not sure being confrontational like this really helps your case. There are real people responding, and even if you’re frustrated it doesn’t pay off to take that frustration out on the people willing to help.
The stated policy of HN is "don't be mean to the openclaw people", let's see if it generalizes.