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T2
Context & workflow
The habits that make an agent go from frustrating to fast: a context file it reads, working from a spec instead of a wish, and building your own commands so your workflow repeats.
Most of the gap between “AI is useless” and “AI is a force multiplier” isn’t the model — it’s how you set up the work. This track is the setup.
What you’ll learn
- The context file —
CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md. A short file the agent reads every time so it knows your stack, conventions, and the commands to run. The single highest-leverage thing you can add to a project. (guide) - Spec-first building — write a one-page spec before code. A good spec is the biggest lever on output quality. (Addy Osmani on specs, GitHub Spec Kit)
- The explore → plan → code → commit workflow — the loop, formalized, so you stop letting the agent sprint before it understands.
- Your own commands & subagents — automate the tasks you do over and over (a
/reviewcommand, a test-writing subagent). - Parallel work — git worktrees and multiple sessions, so you’re not stuck watching one agent think.
The build
You’ll turn a repetitive part of your own workflow into a custom slash command or subagent — project 08. Done means it does a real, repeatable task for you on demand.
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Build these in this track
08 Intermediate
Custom slash command + subagent
done → A /command or subagent that does a repeatable task for you.