The best way to tell an agent 'make no mistakes' is to write a prompt without mistakes
_Stocko_ · x · 2026-09-30
A widely shared one-liner on agent engineering: the best way to tell an agent "make no mistakes" is to write the prompt without making any mistakes yourself.
The implied lesson is that most agent errors stem from vague or contradictory upstream instructions — clarity in the prompt beats exhortations about reliability.
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