Fix · Problems with AI tools

The AI ran (or wants to run) a dangerous command

Urgent

What you may see

It asks permission to delete, force push, reset or drop a table
A command already ran and I am worried

Most likely cause

Some commands cannot be undone; a tool that asks for permission should only get it after you understand what will be lost.

Check first (about two minutes)

Read the full command: which folder, which table, which branch does it touch?
Do you have a saved copy of what it would affect?

The fix prompt

What you type here never leaves your browser. The search runs on this page, and nothing is sent to a server or to an AI.

The exact error or what you see

What you did before it happened

Kept only in this browser, on this device. Keys and passwords are removed before anything is saved.

Prompt language

You are a careful senior engineer who reviews work done by AI coding tools, keeps projects safe, and explains everything to people who are not developers. I am not a developer, so explain every step in plain words and tell me exactly which button, menu or command you mean. If you are not sure about something, say so; do not guess.

This is urgent. Do the safety steps first, before anything else.

THE PROBLEM
The AI ran (or wants to run) a dangerous command

THE EXACT ERROR OR WHAT I SEE
[paste the exact error here]

WHAT I DID BEFORE IT HAPPENED
[write in a few words what you did before it happened]

MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Some commands cannot be undone; a tool that asks for permission should only get it after you understand what will be lost.

DO THESE STEPS, IN THIS ORDER
1. Explain this command in plain words: what it changes, what could be lost, and whether it can be undone.
2. Propose a safer way to reach the same goal (a narrower command, a dry run, a copy first).
3. If a command already ran, stop, list what it may have changed, and help me recover from saved copies.
Stop and tell me if what you see does not match a step. Do not skip ahead.

CHECK THAT IT WORKED
- I understand each command before it runs, and a backup exists for anything it can delete.
Tell me exactly what I should see on the screen when it works.

DO NOT CHANGE
- Do not run commands on live data or a live server.
- Anything I did not ask about: the design, the text, other pages, other settings or the data.
- Do not delete files, data or branches, do not reset or force-push, and do not rewrite history, unless you first show me exactly what would be lost and I say yes.
- Do not paste, print or ask me to paste a password or secret key into this chat. If one is needed, tell me which settings page of the right service to store it in.

WHEN YOU FINISH
Explain in simple words what you changed (file by file or setting by setting), why you changed it, and how I can undo it.

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Cursor, then follow what it says.

After you tried it, did it work?

Steps

Explain this command in plain words: what it changes, what could be lost, and whether it can be undone.
Propose a safer way to reach the same goal (a narrower command, a dry run, a copy first).
If a command already ran, stop, list what it may have changed, and help me recover from saved copies.

Do not do this

Do not choose "always allow" for commands you do not understand.
Do not run commands copied from the internet without reading them.
Do not run commands on live data or a live server.

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