Prompt of the day: /writing-for-agents my AGENTS.md is a hot mess, propose a series of restructurings that: - Remove no-ops - Use progressive disclosure - Move instructions to CODING_STANDARDS.md A
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Agent configuration file prompt engineering and structure
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/writing-for-agents my AGENTS.md is a hot mess, propose a series of restructurings that:
- Remove no-ops - Use progressive disclosure - Move instructions to CODING_STANDARDS.md
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> Agent configuration file prompt engineering and structure
Prompt of the day:
/writing-for-agents my AGENTS.md is a hot mess, propose a series of restructurings that:
- Remove no-ops - Use progressive disclosure - Move instructions to CODING_STANDARDS.md
Apply your work over three subagents, each more radical than the last. Create a single PR.
AGENTS.md is the most common source of token inefficiency. This prompt kills it dead.
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