How do you write a coding-agent task that succeeds on the first try?
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A good agent task has four parts: context, a definition of done, boundaries, and a way to verify. It takes five minutes to write and saves most of the repair cycles that follow a vague request. Context the agent cannot guess. The agent sees the code, not why it looks that way. One line on why the c…
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- 2026-10-23 17:57 · DEV Community — AI
How do you write a coding-agent task that succeeds on the first try?