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Add failure pattern 11: [your pattern here] #1

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@YuhaoLin2005

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Contribute a new AI agent failure pattern to docs/failure-patterns.md.

The current 10 patterns catalog AI agent failure modes observed in real Claude Code sessions. Each pattern follows this format:

### Pattern N: [Name]
- **What**: [One-line description]
- **Example**: [Real session excerpt, anonymized]
- **Why it happens**: [Root cause]
- **How to detect**: [Method — mechanical or behavioral]
- **How to fix**: [Actionable fix]

Ideas for Pattern 11

  • Context blindness: agent ignores CLAUDE.md after conversation gets long
  • Tool overreach: agent uses complex tool chain when simple command would work
  • Silent assumption: agent assumes file state without checking
  • Loop fixation: agent repeats same failed approach without escalation
  • Your own pattern: something you've observed in your sessions

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