Iterating on an AGENTS.md that generally produces more pleasant code.
Rules will be added and removed until a minimal set that produces the most maximally pleasant code is found.
There are tons of books with hundreds of recommendations, tips, and tricks to improve code. We are trying to distill a few key ones specifically for coding agents.
We are generally trying to be more specific than vague recommendations such as "write simple code" or "write concise code".
- Telling the agent how to go about planning, executing, etc.
- Telling the agent how to ask questions, gather requirements, etc.