{
  "id": 4961662,
  "title": "The blast radius rule for AI coding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/the-blast-radius-rule-for-ai-coding",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-01T22:34:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/indiecoredev/the-blast-radius-rule-for-ai-coding-4a57"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The article explores the concept of a \"blast radius\" rule when using AI for coding tasks. The author explains how to decide the level of involvement an AI agent should have in performing a task based on how expensive it would be to undo the changes if they go wrong after the code has been deployed. The author identifies three zones with varying levels of undoability and explains the reasoning behind each zone. The main idea is that by categorizing tasks into these zones, developers can effectively manage the risks associated with using AI for coding, minimizing potential issues while maximizing productivity.",
  "summary": "Originally published on indiecore.net . My domain carries email as well as the website. When I moved this site to Cloudflare I sat looking at the DNS panel for a good ten minutes before touching anything, because deleting the wrong record there wouldn't break something I could see. It would break mail delivery: quietly, days later, for messages that no longer existed to resend. I have never once…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}