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Make Terminal Output Your Shared Truth
Do not argue with the agent about what happened. Paste the exact command and output so both of you reason from the same evidence.
Creators · AI-Assisted Coding · ~8 min read
Make Terminal Output Your Shared Truth
Do not argue with the agent about what happened. Paste the exact command and output so both of you reason from the same evidence.
- 1Name the job before naming the tool.
- 2Write the smallest useful scope the agent can finish.
- 3Run the result as a user, not as a fan of the tool.
- 4Inspect the diff, data access, and failure path before sharing.
Use this as the working prompt or checklist for the lesson.
Run npm test. Paste the first failing test name, stack trace, and command. Ask the agent to fix only that failure.- What should the user be able to do when this is finished?
- What data should the app or agent never expose?
- What test proves the change works?
- What rollback path exists if the output is wrong?
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