Agent ignores instructions

“It's literally pathetic right now, it keeps in ignoring the instructions, keep on working wrong things even when asked multiple times to check documents.”

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.

I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/claude-code/issues/373/file
Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.

No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends

Growing. 1 report or thumbs-up in the last 7 days and none the week before, down from 6 a week at the early-October peak. Not fixed, and no vendor reply yet.

Agent ignores user instructions and makes unrelated changes. Keeps working on wrong things even when asked multiple times; one report cites "MILLIONS OF TOKENS" spent on small issues.

Is this your bug?

File my report

Where: Agent behavior
Versions: 2.1.270 to 2.1.318
Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows

Part of: Ignores instructions and rules46 bugs

Unauthorized edits despite rules14 people
Ignores brevity instructions8 people
Acts without authorization and ignores stop interrupts8 people
Ignores claude.md rules and skills8 people
Memory and protocol files not reloaded after context compaction1 person
Saved memory not applied8 people
Verdict reversal under pushback1 person
Ignores user instructions5 people
Stale schedule lane rows1 person
Unverified search claims stated1 person

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Replies exceed brevity rule2 people
Model expands task scope5 people
Durations not from timestamps4 people
Writes temp files against rule1 person
CLAUDE.md rules ignored3 people
Ignores provided source files4 people
Banned .txt memory dumps1 person
Ignores explicit user instructions3 people
Model ignores CLAUDE.md rules, skills and enforcement hooks3 people
Short options despite long-form rule1 person
Git run despite git ban1 person
Ignores instruction to research first3 people
Task list not advancing3 people
Guesses on ambiguous instructions1 person
Delays filing requested reports1 person
Direct user questions ignored3 people
Agent acts on stale facts1 person
Asks questions instead of building1 person
Skips requested actions on computer2 people
Claims deploy tool removes old links without verifying it1 person
Ssh commands run in zsh1 person
Commits leave stale documentation1 person
Written rules ignored intermittently1 person
Ignores absolute file path rule1 person
Remote host builds not checked1 person
Issue created with empty body1 person
Stale document dates in commits1 person
Skips design approval2 people
Issues missing documents table1 person
Bundles several questions in one1 person
Unasked messages to other sessions1 person
Ignores CLAUDE.md rules2 people
Agent reports tasks done without verifying against real systems2 people
Detours before filing issues1 person
Opus 5.5 ignores loaded rules19 people

Not quite your bug?

Re-asks settled questions2 people

Original reports15, newest first

Nov 4, 2026Claude ignores user instruction to use Claude Design for page creation - Claude is an asshole - why should we pay for this?#107263
Oct 20, 2026Claude Code ignores explicit instructions, reinterprets tasks, and loops on clarifying questions#103868
Oct 19, 2026Claude Code executes unrequested actions and ignores user instructions#103552
Oct 15, 2026Agents fixate on their own prior output and ignore direction#102414
Oct 9, 2026Agent ignores instructions and gets stuck in counterproductive loops#100799
Oct 6, 2026Claude Code not following user instructions and withholding information#100026
Oct 5, 2026Claude Code repeats similar mistakes causing excessive token consumption#99560
Oct 4, 2026Claude ignores user instructions and fails to correct behavior on repeated requests#99506
Oct 1, 2026Claude Code degraded response quality and instruction following regression#98805
Sep 30, 2026Agent fails to follow instructions consistently across sessions#98419

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Sep 24, 2026Poor output quality with high token consumption#96939
Sep 18, 2026Claude ignores user instructions and performs unrelated actions#95397
Sep 17, 2026Claude Code ignores user prompts and generates irrelevant code implementations#95224
Sep 15, 2026Agent ignores user instructions and context#94645
Sep 15, 2026Agent ignores explicit instructions and implements unspecified changes#94512