Selectively ignores parts of codebase during refactoring

6/10 Medium

Claude Code refactors only a portion of affected files while claiming to have reviewed the entire project, missing related code that needs updates and causing inconsistent implementations.

Claude Code
Category
dx
Workaround
partial
Stage
debug
Freshness
persistent
Scope
single_lib
Recurring
Yes
Maintainer
active

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Collection History

Query: “What are the most common pain points with Claude Code for developers in 2025?”4/4/2026

It Gets Stuck in the Current Context and Ignore the Rest... when I request a refactor of existing code based on a recent change, there's a good chance it will only refactor about 1/3 of the affected files, all while claiming it has reviewed the entire project with utmost confidence.

Created: 4/4/2026Updated: 4/4/2026