Field Notes

Claude & AI Workflows

Patterns for working effectively with AI coding agents — from context engineering to workflow architectures.

This section documents patterns, research findings, and practical frameworks for working effectively with AI coding agents. The goal is to move beyond ad-hoc prompting toward systematic, repeatable workflows that compound in value over time.

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Concepts

Practical

Guiding Principles

  • Minimal over maximal. Less context, delivered precisely, outperforms walls of text.
  • Human-curated over generated. Agent-written documentation about how to use agents creates a feedback loop that degrades quality.
  • Compounding over static. The best context files grow through real corrections, not speculative additions.
  • Traceable over ad-hoc. Every prototype should connect back to the research that motivated it.

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