One prompt to cut agent code slop: "Can you radically simplify the implementation?"

steipete · x · 2026-09-07

X user kevins8 shares a prompt he finds highly effective with coding agents like astra: "Can you radically simplify the implementation?" Used in a loop right after writing a spec or code, one pass is usually enough to blast away most of the slop. steipete amplified the tip.

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