Every time Claude proposes a change, run through these five questions before you approve.
- What changed? Read the file list. If it touches files you did not expect, ask why.
- Why this approach? Ask Claude to explain in one sentence. The answer should match your prompt.
- What could break? Ask "what could go wrong with this change?" Claude is often honest about its own risks.
- How do I test it? Run the project. Click around. Click the thing that changed.
- Can I undo it? Claude can usually revert. If it touched the database or deployed something, undo is harder.