# careful

> Claude/Codex skill by [@garrytan](https://omgskills.com/library/garrytan/index.md) · 132k stars · Updated 2026-09-09

Safety guardrails for destructive commands. (gstack)

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/garrytan/gstack /tmp/gstack && ln -s /tmp/gstack/careful ~/.claude/skills/careful
```

## From README

When to invoke this skill Warns before rm -rf, DROP TABLE, force-push, git reset --hard, kubectl delete, and similar destructive operations. User can override each warning. Use when touching prod, debugging live systems, or working in a shared environment. Use when asked to "be careful", "safety mode", "prod mode", or "careful mode". /careful — Destructive Command Guardrails Safety mode is now active. Every bash 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. 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 HEAD3 | Uncommitted work loss | | git checkout .

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/garrytan/gstack/careful/
- GitHub: https://github.com/garrytan/gstack
- Author: [@garrytan](https://omgskills.com/library/garrytan/index.md)

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