Stop letting Claude or Codex pick your stack: write it in AGENTS.md and gate new dependencies
weswinder · x · 2026-10-15
Developer weswinder shares a practical tip: don't let coding agents like Claude or Codex choose your stack. Pick it yourself, write it in AGENTS.md, and instruct the agent to ask before adding any new dependency. He says his repos became much easier to maintain after adopting this rule.
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