Dev Tools · 1h ago
AI agent builds duplicate feature, ignoring 15 existing hooks
A developer asked an AI agent to add a workflow rule, and it built three new components without checking existing code. A grep search revealed 15 hooks and 4 skills already handled the same task. The agent created dead labels that nothing consumes, highlighting a systemic failure to inventory the system before acting.
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The story underscores a fundamental flaw in current AI coding agents: they optimize for generating plausible output rather than auditing existing code, making redundancy a feature, not a bug.
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