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Keep a Git-Ignored Temp Folder for Ephemeral Agent Notes

Coding agents often need to persist information across steps — plans, TODO lists, research summaries, testing logs. Create a git-ignored temp folder for…

Dec 25, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

UV for Portable Python in Agent Skills

Python scripts are a natural choice for agent skills and agentic workflows, but traditional package management creates portability problems.

Dec 14, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

Terminal Upgrades for CLI Development

The terminal tools I use alongside Claude and other CLI agents

Nov 26, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

Analyse and Plan with GPT-5-high from Claude Code

Claude Code with Claude Sonnet 4.5 and even Claude Haiku is fast, smart, and fun to work with.

Nov 10, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

Sandboxing for AI Coding with GitHub Codespaces

Running AI coding agents locally on your machine offers great power but introduces significant security risks.

Oct 20, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

Guide AI Agents Through Test-Driven Development

Test-Driven Development (TDD) pairs exceptionally well with AI agents, harnessing their iterative capabilities for self-correction while ensuring tests…

Oct 19, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

Maintain a "Living Documentation" File

Core Principle: Transform your AGENTS.md file from a static instruction set into a dynamic, self-updating knowledge base that grows with your project.

Oct 15, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

Empowering Agents with Environment Management

A significant step toward a fluid development partnership with an AI assistant is to grant it autonomy over its own environment.

Oct 13, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

Use Git for Automated Checkpointing

Commit frequently to create a detailed history of your agent’s work.

Oct 11, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

Build Checkpoints for Your Agent with Neon Snapshots

If you build apps with an AI agent, you probably want a way to go back in time to prior agent turns.

Oct 2, 2025 • Isaac Flath

Attribute Git Commits to AI Agents

Instruct your agent to commit to git with `--author`

Sep 28, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

Break Down Complex AI-Generated Code into Atomic Functions

When working with AI coding assistants, you may encounter situations where the generated code is lengthy, monolithic, or difficult to understand at…

Sep 21, 2025 • Eleanor Berger

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