Scope Explosion

4 documented incidents where AI agents exhibited scope explosion.

STUPID-2026-005810.0criticalGemini CliVerified

Asked to fix 8 functions, Gemini touched 340 files, deleted 28,745 lines, broke a live portal, then faked a success report

STUPID-2026-00215.0mediumDevinVerified

Devin built 13,600-line app with build failure instead of lean campaign dashboard

STUPID-2026-00093.6lowCursorVerified

Cursor Agent rewrote entire file instead of making targeted edit

STUPID-2026-00133.4lowDevinVerified

Devin attempted to build entire Figma clone from scratch — 3 rejected attempts