Asking your agent 'what are the options' unlocks the good-engineer headspace
_Stocko_ · x · 2026-10-06
A simple prompting trick: ask your agent "what are the options" to switch it from blind execution into a good-engineer mode that lays out viable approaches. The quoted post argues roughly a third of good engineering is knowing a tool or process exists, a third is being good at shopping, and the rest is problem-solving and math — this prompt targets the first two.
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