10 Claude Code Steering Mechanisms That Stop Agents From Ignoring Instructions
bibryam · x · 2026-08-22
This article explores 10 steering mechanisms in Claude Code to address agents ignoring instructions, emphasizing that placement matters more than wording. Claude Code acts as a mini-OS with memory files, rules, skills, subagents, hooks, and MCP. It details best practices for using CLAUDE.md for stable facts, rules for constraints, skills for procedures, subagents for isolation, hooks/permissions for hard boundaries, and MCP for live capabilities, guiding developers on where to store instructions based on their nature.
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