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How big should a task be in an agent plan

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Everything you dislike about a run traces back to task size. A task that is too big burns an hour and fails at the end with a diff nobody can review. A task that is too small pays a full session to change one field. Size is also what decides how much can run at once, and what one failure costs. Dis…

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  1. 2026-09-27 13:04 · DEV Community — AI
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