agentic-development
Agentic Development
This skill provides guidance for building software with AI agents based on real-world experience from high-volume agentic development, specifically Peter Steinberger's "Just Talk To It" methodology developed while building a ~300k LOC TypeScript React application entirely with AI agents.
Core Philosophy: Most elaborate frameworks, planning systems, and tooling are premature optimization. Treat AI agents like capable engineers—talk naturally, develop shared context, interrupt when needed, and iterate based on results rather than elaborate plans.
When to Use This Skill
Apply this skill when users ask about:
- Setting up agentic development workflows
- Choosing tools and models for AI-assisted coding
- Optimizing prompt strategies and context management
- Parallel agent workflows and git management
- Debugging agent behavior or improving output quality
- Evaluating whether to use MCPs, subagents, or other abstractions
- Refactoring strategies with agents
- Testing approaches with AI assistance
Core Principles
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