Dev shares prepended prompt that stops coding agents from bloating code
gabriberton · x · 2026-10-13
Gabriele Berton shares a message he prepends to every conversation with coding agents, instructing them to avoid code bloat. He notes that coding agents tend to inflate code, which leads to context rot, more bugs, and higher token usage — the prompt keeps them lean.
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