LLM confused by git_diff output regarding a staged file deletion.
Proposal: be sure to explain new and deleted files even when truncating.
For background, the LLM ran git diff earlier:
Let me check for staged/unstaged changes.
Calling tool git_diff(status: "staged")
Calling tool git_diff(status: "unstaged")
So there are staged changes but no unstaged changes.
Decoding the git_diff events, the first file, here assigned [file1] was deleted, but is shown as:
Changed files:
[file1] (158 lines, truncated to 50)
After the rest of the files are listed, the first 50 deleted lines of [file1] are shown in the diff.
Then at the moment of the incident:
The [other] file diff is large (469 lines) and was truncated.
Let me get the full diff.
The [other] diff is large, let me get it in full along with the
remaining staged files.
Calling tool git_diff(status: "staged", paths:
["[file1]","[file2]","[file3]"])
Hmm, the first call returned "No changes" for [these] instruction
files. But those files appeared in the overall staged diff. Let
me try again - maybe they're using different filenames.
Wait, I see - the staged diff showed:
- `[file1]` (deleted)
- `[file2]` (modified)
- `[file3]` (new)
But **these didn't show up when I queried them specifically**. This
is odd. Maybe the files aren't actually staged? Let me check.
[ed: emphasis added]
Actually, there's a contradiction here - the first diff call said
"No changes" for those three paths, yet the overall staged diff
clearly lists them as changed. Let me verify the actual staged
files more carefully and check if there's a typo in the paths I'm
using.
[...long exploration...]
So the unstaged files also show "No changes" for those [path1]/
files I was confused about. This means those files ARE staged.
The tool just returned "No changes" when I queried them
individually, which is odd.
Wait, actually - let me re-check. If they appear in the broad
staged diff but not in the specific staged path query, maybe
they're tracked differently. Let me check if `[file1]` exists on
disk.
Calling tool fs_list_files(prefixes: ["[path]"])
So `[file1]` does NOT exist on disk - it was deleted. And it
appeared as a deletion in the broad staged diff. The tool might
just not be able to show deleted files when queried individually
for staged diffs. That's fine.
LLM confused by git_diff output regarding a staged file deletion.
Proposal: be sure to explain new and deleted files even when truncating.
For background, the LLM ran git diff earlier:
Decoding the git_diff events, the first file, here assigned [file1] was deleted, but is shown as:
After the rest of the files are listed, the first 50 deleted lines of [file1] are shown in the diff.
Then at the moment of the incident: