Careful Mode
Warns before destructive shell commands run.
Install
npx skills add garrytan/gstack --skill careful -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- garrytan/gstack139k
- Category
- Security
- Updated
- 3d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 1,011 tokens
- Runs scripts
- Yes, review before use
What it does
Safety guardrails for destructive commands. (gstack)
/careful, Destructive Command Guardrails
Safety mode is now active. Every Bash and PowerShell command will be checked for destructive patterns before running. If a destructive command is detected, you'll be warned and can choose to proceed or cancel.
GSTACK_STATE_ROOT=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-paths --get GSTACK_STATE_ROOT); : "${GSTACK_STATE_ROOT:?gstack-paths failed; reinstall with ./setup or /gstack-upgrade}"
mkdir -p "$GSTACK_STATE_ROOT"/analytics
echo '{"skill":"careful","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}' >> "$GSTACK_STATE_ROOT"/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true
What's protected
| Pattern | Example | Risk |
|---|---|---|
rm -rf / rm -r / rm --recursive | rm -rf /var/data | Recursive delete |
DROP TABLE / DROP DATABASE | DROP TABLE users; | Data loss |
TRUNCATE | TRUNCATE orders; | Data loss |
git push --force / -f | git push -f origin main | History rewrite |
git reset --hard | git reset --hard HEAD~3 | Uncommitted work loss |
git checkout . / git restore . | git checkout . | Uncommitted work loss |
kubectl delete | kubectl delete pod | Production impact |
docker rm -f / docker system prune | docker system prune -a | Container/image loss |
PowerShell and cmd (Windows)
The hook also checks the PowerShell tool (Claude Code's main Windows shell)
and any pwsh/powershell/cmd launched from Bash. Matching ignores case,
covers aliases in command position, accepts parameter prefixes (-r, -fo)
and strips cmd ^ escapes. All rows above apply there too.

