Configure Task Parameters
Milestone-Based Plan & Implement
Why This Mode
The proven sweet spot for agent productivity: Agent produces an actionable plan, human reviews architecture, agent executes in bounded chunks, and human verifies before committing.
Suggested Workflow
Verification Checkpoints
Coding Agent Directives
/plan Always invoke /plan first to force Claude Code to investigate dependencies before proposing file modifications.
CLAUDE.md Keep repository rules, test execution commands, and coding guidelines up-to-date in project root.
/compact Run /compact when context exceeds ~40% to preserve reasoning precision and prevent drift.
Test Tool Require Claude Code to run automated tests via bash before accepting completion.
Composer Launch Composer with Cmd+I for multi-file edits; use inline Cmd+K for isolated single-file tasks.
@Files Explicitly attach specific files via @file rather than generic full-repo context.
.cursorrules Maintain project boundaries, forbidden patterns, and import standards in .cursorrules.
Diff Audit Review each diff block independently in Composer rather than clicking "Accept All" blindly.
--architect Use aider --architect to pair an architectural reasoning model with an edit-execution model.
/test <cmd> Run /test npm test so Aider catches test breakages and re-prompts itself to repair failures.
/undo Use /undo immediately if an agent turn goes off track before errors compound in git history.
/read-only Add reference files with /read so Aider uses them for context without editing them.