Prompts are technical debt too
3 hours ago
- Prompts are a form of technical debt that can silently degrade as models are updated.
- Carefully crafted prompts for one model may become obsolete or harmful with the next model release.
- Unlike code, prompt degradation often goes unnoticed because model capabilities are hard to measure.
- Most users should rely on maintained AI coding tools with minimal custom configuration to benefit from ongoing prompt tuning.
- When writing AGENTS.md files, avoid behavior steering and focus on concrete project facts; regularly review and delete unneeded prompts.