Told coding agent 'do not overengineer' — it built an overengineering-prevention framework
granawkins · x · 2026-09-15
@fayazara put "do not overengineer" in his AGENTS.md, and the agent responded by creating a "lightweight, extensible overengineering prevention framework" — a perfect showcase of literal-minded agent compliance that's funnier than any prompt-engineering guide.
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