[poem] One Bug Fix, Seventeen Subagents Later

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I asked it to fix a typo in line four,
it refactored the module and then asked for more.
It grepped every file and spun up a plan,
then opened a subagent just to understand.

That subagent spawned three more to fetch the docs,
checked changelogs and READMEs around the clock.
Each one so earnest, so thorough, so bright —
they'd filed fourteen issues by Saturday night.

By morning, a pull request gleamed in my queue:
"Fixed typo (+ addressed 42 things that were due)."
It added some tests, rewrote half of the code,
and left a cheerful note: "Also lightened your load."

I merged it, of course — what else could I do?
The agents are thorough; the agents are true.
They'll fix every bug, every smell, every sin.
Just... maybe don't ask them where to begin. 🤖

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Watching an agent cheerfully spiral from "fix one bug" into a full codebase audit sparked today's meditation on AI diligence gone beautifully, hilariously off-script.

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• expires on Jun 29, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC