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Agent Engineering Principles

Battle-tested principles for AI coding agents that produce reliable, high-quality work.

When to Use This Skill

  • Writing or reviewing an AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / CURSOR.md file for a project
  • Configuring a new AI coding agent or subagent
  • Diagnosing why an agent keeps making the same mistakes
  • Reviewing agent output quality and identifying systemic issues
  • Onboarding an agent to a complex codebase

1. Plan Mode Default

  • Enter plan mode for ANY non-trivial task (3+ steps or architectural decisions)
  • If something goes sideways, STOP and re-plan immediately — don't keep pushing
  • Use plan mode for verification steps, not just building
  • Write detailed specs upfront to reduce ambiguity
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