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- Invest in upfront alignment by making implicit assumptions explicit in the initial prompt to avoid unexpected AI outputs.
- Restart with better context rather than steering AI when initial outputs are far off; avoid compounding errors through path dependence.
- Equip AI agents with the same tools you use (CLI, MCP, browser control) to handle setup, testing, and instrumentation tasks.
- View early bad AI outputs as taste signals that help define creative direction, not just failures.