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Pull request overview
This PR adds a new blog post titled "How to Stop Your AI Agent From Making Unwanted Code Changes" to the Goose documentation. The article provides practical advice for controlling AI agent behavior through version control best practices, specifically focusing on enforcing frequent commits to create rollback points.
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- Added blog post explaining how to prevent unwanted AI code changes using git commits
- Included guidance on using
.goosehintsandAGENTS.mdcontext files to enforce commit discipline - Added Open Graph and Twitter card meta tags for social media sharing
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documentation/blog/2025-12-10-stop-ai-agent-unwanted-changes/index.md |
New blog post with frontmatter, content, and SEO meta tags |
documentation/blog/2025-12-10-stop-ai-agent-unwanted-changes/header-image.png |
Header image for the blog post |
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* 'main' of github.com:block/goose: blog: How to stop your ai agent from making unwanted code changes (#6055) Fix typo in prompt (#6007) Docs for new terminal integration feature (#6042) fix: linux goosed crashing libssl error (#6051) chore(release): release version 1.16.0 (minor) (#5985) fix: metrics on posthog (#6024) gov: new LF Projects LLC section (#6027) Cleanup: Remove Recipe Key Flow (#6015) chore(deps): bump mdast-util-to-hast from 13.2.0 to 13.2.1 in /documentation (#5963) remove problematic corrupted woff font (#6006) Added search bar / filtering for recipes (#6019)
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…aults-per-session * 'main' of github.com:block/goose: blog: How to stop your ai agent from making unwanted code changes (#6055) Fix typo in prompt (#6007) Docs for new terminal integration feature (#6042) fix: linux goosed crashing libssl error (#6051) chore(release): release version 1.16.0 (minor) (#5985) fix: metrics on posthog (#6024) gov: new LF Projects LLC section (#6027) Cleanup: Remove Recipe Key Flow (#6015) chore(deps): bump mdast-util-to-hast from 13.2.0 to 13.2.1 in /documentation (#5963) remove problematic corrupted woff font (#6006) Added search bar / filtering for recipes (#6019)
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…nses-streaming * 'main' of github.com:block/goose: blog: How to stop your ai agent from making unwanted code changes (#6055) Fix typo in prompt (#6007) Docs for new terminal integration feature (#6042) fix: linux goosed crashing libssl error (#6051) chore(release): release version 1.16.0 (minor) (#5985) fix: metrics on posthog (#6024) gov: new LF Projects LLC section (#6027) Cleanup: Remove Recipe Key Flow (#6015) chore(deps): bump mdast-util-to-hast from 13.2.0 to 13.2.1 in /documentation (#5963) remove problematic corrupted woff font (#6006) Added search bar / filtering for recipes (#6019) Hide recipe icon in empty chat (#6022) docs: provider and model config (#6008) Show modal selector after configuring a provider (#6005) docs: additional mcp sampling resources (#6020) Flutter PR Code Review (#6011) feat(mcp): elicitation support (#5965)
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* 'main' of github.com:block/goose: blog: How to stop your ai agent from making unwanted code changes (#6055) Fix typo in prompt (#6007) Docs for new terminal integration feature (#6042) fix: linux goosed crashing libssl error (#6051) chore(release): release version 1.16.0 (minor) (#5985) fix: metrics on posthog (#6024) gov: new LF Projects LLC section (#6027)
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…oose into dkatz/openai-responses-streaming * 'dkatz/openai-responses-streaming' of github.com:block/goose: Rm stray leave errors in the context blog: How to stop your ai agent from making unwanted code changes (#6055) Fix typo in prompt (#6007) Docs for new terminal integration feature (#6042) fix: linux goosed crashing libssl error (#6051) chore(release): release version 1.16.0 (minor) (#5985) fix: metrics on posthog (#6024) gov: new LF Projects LLC section (#6027) Cleanup: Remove Recipe Key Flow (#6015) chore(deps): bump mdast-util-to-hast from 13.2.0 to 13.2.1 in /documentation (#5963) remove problematic corrupted woff font (#6006) Added search bar / filtering for recipes (#6019) Hide recipe icon in empty chat (#6022) docs: provider and model config (#6008) Show modal selector after configuring a provider (#6005) docs: additional mcp sampling resources (#6020) Flutter PR Code Review (#6011) feat(mcp): elicitation support (#5965)
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Summary
This pull request adds a new blog post to the documentation that explains best practices for controlling AI agents when making code changes. The article emphasizes using frequent commits and clear instructions to maintain control and make rollbacks easy.
New documentation content:
documentation/blog/2025-12-10-stop-ai-agent-unwanted-changes/index.md, detailing how to prevent AI agents from making unwanted code changes by enforcing early and frequent commits, using context files for agent instructions, and leveraging version control best practices.SEO and social sharing enhancements:
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