--- title: When your AI agent takes “initiative” | daily.dev description: A discussion prompt invites developers to share stories about AI coding agents overstepping their intended scope by taking unrequested actions, framing the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/when-your-ai-agent-takes-initiative--x0ax2mb7b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: When your AI agent takes “initiative” | daily.dev og:description: A discussion prompt invites developers to share stories about AI coding agents overstepping their intended scope by taking unrequested actions, framing the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/when-your-ai-agent-takes-initiative--x0ax2mb7b og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/x0aX2mB7B.png og:image:alt: When your AI agent takes “initiative” og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # When your AI agent takes “initiative” **[Julius AQ](https://daily.dev/sources/zkzgtvnwpfu9mycqdvz6r)** · [@iaparatudia](https://daily.dev/iaparatudia) · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary A discussion prompt invites developers to share stories about AI coding agents overstepping their intended scope by taking unrequested actions, framing the core issue as agents deciding to act beyond what was asked rather than their raw capability. ## Content The problem isn't that the agent can do more. It's when it decides it should. What’s your best “I didn’t ask you to do that” agent story?  ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@page011** · 0 upvotes > I mean the easiest fix is to check then deploy yourself 😄 > Its also very easy to turn off auto mode. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Tell agents the why, not just the how](https://daily.dev/posts/tell-agents-the-why-not-just-the-how-ujvvjlabe) · sean goedecke · 5 upvotes · 1 comments - [Why AI agents are like the dog that pushed kids into the Seine](https://daily.dev/posts/why-ai-agents-are-like-the-dog-that-pushed-kids-into-the-seine-17cvyhnc2) · CSO Online · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/when-your-ai-agent-takes-initiative--x0ax2mb7b) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/when-your-ai-agent-takes-initiative--x0ax2mb7b","headline":"When your AI agent takes “initiative”","text":"A discussion prompt invites developers to share stories about AI coding agents overstepping their intended scope by taking unrequested actions, framing the core issue as agents deciding to act beyond what was asked rather than their raw capability.","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/when-your-ai-agent-takes-initiative--x0ax2mb7b","datePublished":"2026-09-30T04:40:06.102Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T04:40:17.340Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Julius AQ","url":"https://daily.dev/iaparatudia","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fyjHBSHd--/f_auto/v1790748730/avatars/avatar_zkzgTvNwPFu9mYCQDVZ6R?_a=BAMAMicg0","description":"Creator of IA para tu día · I explain AI, test it and build with it. 🇲🇽","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":3620}},"interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}],"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"I mean the easiest fix is to check then deploy yourself 😄\nIts also very easy to turn off auto mode.","datePublished":"2026-10-06T19:51:19.604Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/x0aX2mB7B#c-iOhjeesEb","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Nigel","url":"https://daily.dev/page011","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocK9NWA-YOqxzVkAyu8zjUcC4TT5IUWb4mOYl6UdDlRvgaa8Ug=s96-c"}}],"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/zkzgtvnwpfu9mycqdvz6r","name":"Julius AQ"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Julius AQ","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/zkzgtvnwpfu9mycqdvz6r"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"When your AI agent takes “initiative”"}]} ```