https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/Recent content in All Tips on 💻✨ AI for CodingHugoen-usFri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/001-copilot-instructions/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/001-copilot-instructions/Set up an instruction file so the agent knows your conventions from the start.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/002-every-mistake-is-a-rule/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/002-every-mistake-is-a-rule/When Copilot gets something wrong, add it to your instructions instead of just fixing it.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/003-sparring-partner-plan-mode/Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/003-sparring-partner-plan-mode/Think together before writing code — use plan mode to explore approach and tradeoffs.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/004-paste-the-error/Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/004-paste-the-error/Don't Google cryptic errors. Paste them into chat and ask for the explanation first.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/005-instruction-files-less-is-more/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/005-instruction-files-less-is-more/Less is more: hand-written, non-obvious rules beat auto-generated descriptions.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/006-copilot-cli/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/006-copilot-cli/Copilot CLI brings agentic coding to your terminal — reads files, runs commands, makes changes.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/007-automatic-code-review/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/007-automatic-code-review/Set up branch rulesets so Copilot reviews pull requests without anyone asking.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/008-agent-skills-intro/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/008-agent-skills-intro/Package step-by-step procedures as SKILL.md files the agent loads on demand.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/009-skill-placement/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/009-skill-placement/Project skills vs. personal skills, and how the agent discovers them.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/010-skills-reliability/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/010-skills-reliability/The agent often ignores skills unless you tell it to look for them first.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/011-built-in-tools/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/011-built-in-tools/Built-in tools for file editing, search, shell commands, and GitHub — no setup needed.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/012-what-is-mcp/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/012-what-is-mcp/One open standard for connecting agents to external systems across all tools.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/013-browser-mcp/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/013-browser-mcp/Chrome DevTools MCP lets the agent click, inspect, and test web UIs from your terminal.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/014-cli-tools-are-ai-tools/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/014-cli-tools-are-ai-tools/gh, git, jq, curl work without MCP — the agent just calls --help.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/015-mcp-context-cost/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/015-mcp-context-cost/Every connected server costs tokens every turn. Be selective.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/016-explore-before-you-edit/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/016-explore-before-you-edit/Use the agent as a research assistant to understand unfamiliar code before changing anything.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/017-short-focused-sessions/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/017-short-focused-sessions/One task per session. Context fills up — fresh starts beat accumulated corrections.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/018-commit-before-ai/Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/018-commit-before-ai/Git stash or commit first, so the agent's changes are always one git diff away from a clean state.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/019-second-opinion-fresh-agent/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/019-second-opinion-fresh-agent/Open a second session to re-ask the same question without baggage from earlier attempts.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/020-superset-parallel-workspaces/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/020-superset-parallel-workspaces/Use isolated workspaces so multiple agents can work on the same repo without stepping on each other.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/021-opencode-provider-agnostic-agent/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/021-opencode-provider-agnostic-agent/A provider-agnostic coding agent that works with your existing Copilot license and 75+ other providers.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/022-deterministic-scripts/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/022-deterministic-scripts/Deterministic tasks deserve deterministic scripts — not AI improvisation every session.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/023-script-output-for-agents/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/023-script-output-for-agents/Script output goes straight into the agent’s context window. Design it to say what happened and what to do next — not just what ran.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/024-hooks-automate-agent-workflow/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/024-hooks-automate-agent-workflow/Hooks are shell commands that fire automatically at agent lifecycle points — before/after a tool runs, on session start, on finish. Unlike instruction files, they’re deterministic. Enforce your venv rule, run tests after edits, get a desktop notification when the agent is done.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/025-engineering-skills-shifted/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/025-engineering-skills-shifted/Less syntax, more architecture. Less typing, more judgment. AI rewards good engineering — but only if you stay sharp.https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/026-clinejection-attack/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kjetiljd.github.io/ai-for-coding/tips/026-clinejection-attack/The Clinejection attack showed how a malicious PR description can hijack an AI agent with CI/CD access. Know the risk before you automate.