Devs converge on having coding agents write a plan.md before touching code
aniketmaurya · x · 2026-09-24
Developers discuss a shared habit for coding agents: making the agent write its plan to a plan.md first and reviewing what it will do before execution, since agents rarely get it right on the first pass. Multiple devs chime in that they do the same, suggesting a reviewable plan step is becoming a standard part of agent workflows.
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