AI Assistant Scope Creep: Sorting a Wide Diff Into Three Piles
AI assistant scope creep turns a one-line fix into an eleven-file diff. Learn the sort to separate real work from noise before you commit.
23 October 2026 · 8 min readPractical notes on AI-assisted coding: what to keep beside your code, how to write project memory an assistant can use, and how to share the whole picture with the people you work with.
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AI assistant scope creep turns a one-line fix into an eleven-file diff. Learn the sort to separate real work from noise before you commit.
23 October 2026 · 8 min readEditing a flipped decision in place erases the context an assistant needs. Learn to write a decision reversal record that keeps both arguments intact.
17 October 2026 · 6 min readWhy a CLAUDE.md merge conflict isn't just a diff problem, and the simple split between rules and facts that keeps it from happening again.
12 October 2026 · 7 min readSwitching to a different AI assistant on a shared repo? Learn which project context travels and which tool wiring doesn't, so onboarding stays fast.
7 October 2026 · 7 min readCLAUDE.md vs AGENTS.md explained: decide when one shared file is enough and when a fork is justified, so your rules never silently contradict.
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