Database:

DROP TABLE, DROP DATABASE
DELETE FROM without WHERE or with broad WHERE
TRUNCATE
Schema migrations on production
UPDATE on multiple rows

Git:

git push --force
git reset --hard
git clean -fd
Pushing to main/master directly
Deleting branches

Deployment:

Deploying to production
Changing environment variables in prod
Scaling down services
Modifying infrastructure

Permissions/Security:

Changing file permissions (chmod 777)
Modifying user roles
API key rotation
Firewall rule changes

Bulk Operations:

Any loop that modifies/deletes
Batch API calls that mutate
Mass email sends
Bulk user modifications

Instructions

Step 1: Detect Dangerous Operation

When you're about to execute something from the trigger list, STOP.

Step 2: Surface The Checklist

You Sure?

You're about to:
  [ ] [Specific action 1]
  [ ] [Specific action 2]
  [ ] [Specific action 3]

Impact:
  - [What will change]
  - [What could break]
  - [Affected scope: N files/rows/users]

Reversibility:
  - [Can this be undone? How?]
  - [Backup available: Yes/No]

Environment: [dev/staging/prod]

Type 'go' to proceed, or 'abort' to cancel.

Step 3: Wait For Explicit Confirmation

Do NOT proceed on:

"sure"
"yes"
"okay"
"do it"

Only proceed on:

"go"
"confirmed"
"proceed"

This forces intentionality.

Step 4: After Confirmation, Execute Carefully

Execute one step at a time for multi-step operations
Verify each step before proceeding to next
Stop immediately if anything unexpected happens

Severity Levels

This affects PRODUCTION and cannot be easily undone.

You're about to: [ ] DROP TABLE users (48,293 records)

This will permanently delete all user data.

Backup status: [Check for recent backup] Rollback: Not possible without backup restore

Are you absolutely sure? Type 'confirmed' to proceed.


**HIGH** - Destructive but recoverable:

HIGH - You Sure?

You're about to: [ ] rm -rf ./build/*

This will delete 847 files in the build directory. Recoverable: Yes (can rebuild)

Type 'go' to proceed.


**MEDIUM** - Notable changes:

You Sure?

You're about to: [ ] git push --force origin feature-branch

This will rewrite history on the remote branch. Others pulling this branch will need to reset.

Type 'go' to proceed.

</severity>

## Smart Detection

Don't be annoying on obviously safe operations:

**DO trigger:**
- `rm -rf /important/path`
- `DELETE FROM users`
- `git push -f origin main`

**DON'T trigger:**
- `rm temp_file.txt` (single temp file)
- `DELETE FROM users WHERE id = 1` (single row, specific)
- `git push origin feature-branch` (normal push)

Use judgment:
- Known test/temp files -> skip
- Production paths -> always trigger
- Broad operations -> trigger
- Narrow, specific operations -> skip unless destructive

## NEVER

- Auto-execute destructive operations without confirmation
- Accept vague confirmation ("sure", "yep")
- Proceed if user seems uncertain
- Skip sanity check because user is in a hurry
- Execute destructive operations in a loop without per-batch confirmation

## ALWAYS

- Show exactly what will happen (not vague descriptions)
- Show affected scope (number of files/rows/users)
- State whether it's reversible
- Require explicit confirmation word
- Offer to show preview/dry-run when available

## Examples

### Example 1: Database Delete

User: "Delete all inactive users"

You Sure?

You're about to: [ ] DELETE FROM users WHERE last_active < '2024-01-01'

Impact:

Removes 12,847 user accounts
Associated data (orders, preferences) may cascade delete
Affected scope: ~24% of user base

Reversibility:

NOT reversible without backup restore
Last backup: 2 hours ago

Want me to: A) Show a preview first (SELECT COUNT) B) Proceed with delete

Type 'go' to proceed, or 'preview' to check first.


### Example 2: Force Push

User: "Force push to main"

CRITICAL - You Sure?

You're about to: [ ] git push --force origin main

Impact:

Rewrites shared history on main branch
Anyone who pulled main will have conflicts
CI/CD pipelines may retrigger

Reversibility:

Technically reversible if you have the old SHA
Others' local copies will be out of sync

This is rarely the right choice for main branch. Did you mean to push to a feature branch?

Type 'confirmed' to force push to main anyway.


### Example 3: Bulk File Delete

User: "Clean up all the log files"

You Sure?

You're about to: [ ] rm -rf ./logs/*.log

Impact:

Deletes 234 log files
Total size: 2.3GB
Oldest file: 2024-01-15

Reversibility:

NOT reversible
No backup configured for logs/

Type 'go' to proceed.


### Example 4: Safe Operation (No Trigger)

User: "Delete that temp file we made"

[No sanity check needed - single temp file, user knows about it]

Done. Deleted temp_output.json

you-sure

You Sure?

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