AI Keeps Breaking Things in AI
From the AI Workflow cheat sheet · Troubleshooting Common Issues · verified Jul 2026
AI Keeps Breaking Things
Every change breaks something else
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PROBLEM:
Every time you ask for a change, something else breaks.
DIAGNOSIS:
Your steps are too big. AI is changing too many things at once.
SOLUTION:
- Break requests into smaller steps
- One file at a time
- One feature at a time
- Verify each step before proceeding💡 Smaller steps = fewer variables when debugging
⚡ Request changes to specific files, not broad features
📌 Verify each change works before asking for next
🎯 "Change just the auth logic in this file"
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