claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Safety: Claude pushed to upstream remote instead of fork without warning [1 comments, 2 participants]

Issue

Claude pushed commits directly to upstream (datarobot-oss/cli) instead of the fork (ajalon1/derkeley) without any warning or safety check. This happened because:

1. The user has push access to both origin (fork) and upstream
2. The local main branch tracked upstream/main
3. When I ran git push with no remote specified, it pushed to upstream due to push.default=current

Why this is a problem

• No safety check prevented pushing to a shared upstream repository
• The workflow should have been: create branch → push to origin → create PR
• Instead: I committed and pushed directly to upstream/main
• This bypasses code review and contaminates the main branch

What could help

1. Explicit remote warnings: When git push would go to upstream, warn the user first
2. Branch naming conventions: Detect when on main/master and warn before pushing
3. Workflow guidance: Suggest creating a feature branch before pushing
4. Safelist approach: Require explicit git push origin instead of defaulting to tracked upstream

Outcome

The user had to file a frustrated correction ("NEVER, EVER push commits directly to upstream") and upstream/main needed manual cleanup.