The right level of instruction has changed
I've been feeling a shift in my work. A year ago, context often meant specific steps, guardrails, and long lists of what to do and what not to do. Now I'm finding that too many rules can get in the way.
Some of my best recent sessions started with instructions I typed myself: what I want, what information is available, and what success looks like. Writing that down forces me to think through the work before I ask the agent to do it.
There's still a pull to involve the agent immediately and watch things start changing. But I've found it useful to be more deliberate about that, depending on the work.
Originally posted on X. Lightly edited for reading here.