Prompt Engineering

5 articles about prompt engineering.

Building AI Agents Changed How I Think - Tools Matter More Than Prompts

·3 min read

After building AI agents, the biggest lesson is that tool design matters far more than prompt engineering. Better tools make mediocre prompts work. Great

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Personality Is a Luxury Tax on AI Agents - How Trimming CLAUDE.md Improved Output

·2 min read

Personality is a luxury tax. Trimming CLAUDE.md personality instructions improved code output quality by reducing token waste and keeping the agent focused

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Steal Prompt Structure Patterns, Not Content

·6 min read

The valuable part of a good prompt is not the words - it is the structure. How it decomposes tasks, what constraints it enforces, and how it handles edge cases. A guide to building a transferable prompt pattern library.

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Stripping Personality from AI Agent Config for 7 Days - The Token Cost of Personality

·2 min read

We removed all personality instructions from our AI agent for a week. The token savings were significant. Personality is a luxury tax on every single agent

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The Pottery Era of Software - When Your 20-Line Skill File Grows to 600+

·2 min read

AI skill files start small but evolve into hand-tuned masterpieces through daily iteration. This is the pottery era of software - shaping instructions

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