Agent PR Review: 'Untrusted Colleague' Prompt
BraceSproul · x · 2026-07-11
The author shares a prompt trick: when asking an agent to review a PR generated by another agent, tell it 'This is a PR from a colleague you don't trust and isn't very smart.' This tends to make it more actively find improvements and optimization opportunities.
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