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← All ArticlesI cut my agent's always-loaded instructions by 62% and weakened no rule
The thin instruction kernel: CLAUDE.md from 54,825 bytes to 21,026 with no rule weakened. Invariants, a routing table, and enforcement declarations.
Your coding agent should watch its own work run
Your coding agent should watch its own work run: browser automation like Playwright turns 'it should work' into 'I watched it work' with evidence attached.
Stop asking me: configuring Claude Code permissions for uninterrupted flow
A practitioner guide to eliminating Claude Code approval prompt fatigue. Why granular command patterns fail for compound commands, the Bash(*) plus deny list ap
The blast radius principle: defensive patterns for AI-generated commands
Every command an AI assistant proposes has a blast radius: the worst it can do if wrong. Dangerous shapes, safer forms, and a three-tier safeguard hierarchy.
Synthesis Skills: install methodology directly into your AI workflow
22 open-source Agent Skills encoding synthesis coding and synthesis engineering methodology. One command installs code review, content quality, project manageme
Synthesis merging: what happens after the first PR
Synthesis merging goes beyond conflict resolution. It is the creative act of integrating contributions into a coherent whole, making the combined result better
Recommend A, implement A: behavioral contracts for AI collaborators
My AI assistant argued for prevention, then implemented detection. Behavioral contracts in CLAUDE.md turn recommend-A-implement-B drift into a review comment.
When Someone Else Contributes to Your Synthesis-Coded Project
Standard merge workflows break down for synthesis-coded projects. The adopt-and-adapt pattern provides a disciplined integration methodology that respects contr
Never verify a result with the tool that produced it
Orthogonal verification for AI-assisted development: check results through a mechanism independent of the one that produced them, and at every pipeline stage.
Bidirectional Learning in Synthesis Coding: When Human and AI Teach Each Other
Bidirectional learning in synthesis coding: humans teach AI through context, prompts, and review; AI teaches back by surfacing blind spots and edge cases.
Code Review That Scales: An Open-Source Runbook for Agentic Engineering
Most code review checklists are either too shallow or too heavy. This open-source runbook tiers review depth by project complexity — and is designed for agentic
Context Loss and How to Prevent It
Why AI assistants forget what you told them, and practical strategies to prevent it. The difference between context that survives and context that gets lost.
The Foundation-First Pattern
Why the most effective AI-assisted projects start with humans writing code by hand. The counterintuitive pattern that makes everything else work.
How Claude's Memory Actually Works (And Why CLAUDE.md Matters)
Understanding Claude's context architecture changes how you work with it. The tradeoffs between automatic continuity and on-demand depth explain why persistent
What OpenAI's Sora Build Teaches Us About Synthesis Coding
Four engineers shipped a #1 Play Store app in 28 days using AI agents. Their approach validates the patterns I've been writing about — and adds new ones worth s
Scaling Synthesis Coding in Your Organization
A practical guide for CTOs and engineering leaders: cost analysis, team rollout strategy, training curriculum, and metrics for adopting synthesis coding at s...
Building ownwords: A Synthesis Coding Case Study
What separates synthesis coding from vibe coding isn''t the tools — it''s the decisions. This technical case study walks through the architectural choices,...
Polyrepo Synthesis: Synthesis Coding Across Multiple Repositories with Claude Code in Visual Studio Code
I wrote this blog post for software engineers, architects, and technical leads. It is code-heavy and implementation-focused. This weekend I was working acr...
Synthesis Coding with Claude Code: Technical Implementation and Workflows
A hands-on guide to practicing synthesis coding (a.k.a. synthesis engineering) with concrete examples, real workflows, and lessons from production systems ...