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careful

Category: drafting
Field: —
License: none declared
Updated: 2026-05-11
Stages: paper-drafting

Careful -- Session-Scoped Destructive Command Guard

Blocks Bash commands matching destructive patterns. Use when working on critical branches, before a deadline, or whenever you want an extra safety net.

Usage

Text Only
/careful       # Activate destructive command blocking
/careful off   # Deactivate

Blocked Patterns

When active, the following Bash command patterns are blocked:

Pattern What It Catches
rm -rf Recursive force delete
rm -r without explicit path Broad recursive delete
git reset --hard Discard all uncommitted changes
git push --force Force push (overwrites remote history)
git push -f Same
git clean -f Delete untracked files
git checkout -- . Discard all working tree changes
git branch -D Force delete branch
DROP TABLE SQL table deletion
DROP DATABASE SQL database deletion
> /dev/null at start Overwriting with null
chmod 777 Overly permissive permissions

Activation

When the user invokes /careful:

  1. Read .claude/state/session-guards.json (create if needed)
  2. Set the careful guard:
    JSON
    {
  "careful": {
    "active": true,
    "activated_at": "2026-05-09T14:30:00",
    "reason": "User invoked /careful"
  }
}
  3. Confirm: "Careful mode active. Destructive bash commands are blocked. Run /careful off to deactivate."

Deactivation

When /careful off: 1. Set careful.active to false 2. Confirm: "Careful mode deactivated."

Gotchas

  • Session-scoped -- resets when conversation ends
  • Only blocks Bash tool calls -- doesn't affect user's terminal
  • Can be overridden if the user explicitly approves the blocked command
  • rm without -rf is still allowed (single file deletion)