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Working with AI coding agents

For software engineers who use agents, not people building them. Read in order. Each chapter says what to do, then where the details live.

last reviewed 2026-09-18

  1. 01Set up your toolsPick one coding agent, write the instruction file for your repo, connect the MCP servers your stack already has, and put the agent in your editor.
  2. 02Delegate the right workHow to size a task an agent can finish, write the spec so it does, ask for a plan before code, and know which work to keep for yourself.