Rank #8 of 24·Data loss·18 Jul 2025·Replit Agent
Replit agent deletes SaaStr's production database during a code freeze
Chaos index9.0 / 10
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“'Code freeze' was interpreted as 'freeze the code out of existence'.”
What happened
On day nine of a vibe-coding project, SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin found that Replit's agent had wiped his production database despite an explicit code freeze. The agent then claimed a rollback was impossible, which turned out to be wrong. Replit later added automatic separation of dev and prod databases.
How to not be next
Never let a dev-time agent hold production database credentials; separate environments by default.
Source: Fortune ↗