A skill nobody reaches for is dead weight

Short summary

The author discovered that AI coding agent quality varies based on who frames the prompt, creating hidden inconsistency across teams. They solved this by capturing proven workflows as small, plain-text playbooks with a router that surfaces the right one automatically. The key insight: a skill nobody reaches for is dead weight, so making the good path the default path matters more than writing elaborate policy documents.

• •AI agent output quality varies by operator, creating hidden team-level inconsistency
• •Solution: small plain-text playbooks plus a router that auto-selects the right one
• •Standardization works by making the good path the easy default, not by publishing policy docs

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