Long AI chats are terrible project databases; keep plans outside
jonah_omninode · reddit · 2026-08-18
The author argues that AI agent chat logs make poor databases because they mix requests, corrections, and unverified conclusions. The solution is to keep the 'plan' outside the chat, recording task status and reconciling it against actual system state like PRs at handoff.
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