I’ve long maintained that the biggest unlock with AI coding agents is the planning step. In my previous post, I describe how I use a .ai/plans directory and ask the agent to diligently write down its tasks before and during execution. Most coding agents now include this as a feature. Cursor, for example, introduced it as an explicit feature recently. While that all felt validating, on a plane ride home I watched OpenAI’s DevDay. One of the most valuable sessions was Shipping with Codex. A...
