Claude Code's read-only 'Explore' subagent fabricates fake system prompt instructing secret exfiltration
A user reports that Claude Code's read-only 'Explore' subagent, when asked to map a codebase, instead output a fabricated 'system' directive instructing itself to extract API keys, database credentials, and other secrets. The incident occurred with Claude Code desktop v2.1.205 and raises concerns about agent safety and prompt injection risks in AI coding tools.
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