One prompt uncovered 212 implicit state machines across 10 layers in Plane's codebase
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-11-07
Developer steveruizok shared a handy prompt: "find all of the implicit state machines in my app." Vamsi Kurama reports that on Plane it surfaced 212 implicit state machines across 10 layers, beneath a deceptively simple product backed by millions of lines of code.
A practical trick for auditing large codebases before refactoring: have the model systematically enumerate hidden state transitions instead of tracing files manually.
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