Dev reflection: Piling docs is less effective than better models
johnowhitaker · x · 2026-08-25
A developer suggests that accumulating agents.md or skills documentation is less effective than simply using improved models and smarter harnesses.
Sharing their personal workflow, they avoid MCPs and keep context clean. Instead, they carefully explain the project's goals and methods at the start. They argue that, similar to using IDEs, working with a "vanilla" setup can sometimes be beneficial before diving into heavy customization.
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