#prompt-engineering
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#2069: The Vibe Coding Trap: Why Your Agent Skills Keep Breaking
Stop guessing at the agentskills.io spec. Learn the exact YAML fields, directory structure, and authoring patterns to make Claude Code skills that ...
#2037: The Hidden Hierarchy of Claude Code Extensions
Stop manually typing slash commands. Here’s the definitive hierarchy of Claude Code extensions—from legacy shortcuts to autonomous agents.
#2028: Agent Skills Are the New Apps
AI agents are getting an App Store for brains. Discover how modular skills are replacing massive prompts and what it means for the future of work.
#2026: Prompt Layering: Beyond the Monolithic Prompt
Stop writing giant, monolithic prompts. Learn how to stack modular layers for cleaner, more powerful AI applications.
#1956: AI Skills: From Vibe Coding to Procedural Playbooks
Forget messy system prompts. Agent skills turn AI into a Swiss Army knife of modular, auditable procedures.
#1929: From Vibe Checks to Model Metrics
We stopped "vibe-checking" our AI scripts and built a science fair for models. Here's how we grade them.
#1906: Is Your AI Model Agentic-Ready or Just Wearing a Suit?
Native tool calling is the difference between a working product and a debugging nightmare.
#1894: Engineering Serendipity: Tuning AI for Better Brainstorming
Stop asking chatbots for generic ideas. Learn how to configure AI as a structured, critical partner for business innovation and career pivots.
#1858: Multi-Model Agents: The Instruction & Context Gap
Mixing AI models creates chaos. Learn the practical fixes for context windows, tokenization, and output formats.
#1828: Mastering 2M Token Context in Agentic Pipelines
A massive context window sounds like a dream, but it can quickly become a nightmare for complex AI workflows.
#1804: The Fork in the Road: Why AI Agents Check Old Receipts First
Stop your AI agent from overthinking. Learn why it checks old memories instead of booking flights—and how to fix the "eagerness" problem.
#1777: Claude Called My Prompt "Rambling" and I'm Not Okay
When an AI coding tool critiques your prompt's literary quality, it raises a massive technical question about engineered personality.
#1762: Testing AI Truthfulness: Beyond Vibes
Stop trusting confident AI. We explore the formal science of testing LLMs for hallucinations and knowledge cutoffs.
#1728: The AI Carpool: Emergent Collaboration Through Role-Playing
CAMEL AI lets two agents role-play to solve tasks autonomously. No complex code—just emergent teamwork.
#1718: The Ralph Wiggum Technique: AI That Codes Itself
Stop babysitting AI agents. Learn the Ralph Wiggum technique to automate iterative coding loops and let AI finish the job itself.
#1636: The Mosh Pit Model: Can Chaos Train a Better Storyteller?
Can Elon Musk’s newest AI model handle a time-traveling toaster, or is it just a glorified search bar with an attitude?
#1630: When a Reasoning Model Overthinks Comedy
Xiaomi’s new MiMo 2.0 Pro model auditions for a comedy podcast, promising deep reasoning over raw speed.
#1579: When AI Flattery Breaks Reality
What happens when two top-tier AI models are forced to out-compliment each other? Witness a chaotic, heartwarming battle of cosmic proportions.
#1473: Is Your AI Thinking or Just Faking It?
Is "think step by step" dead? Discover how test-time compute and native reasoning are replacing manual prompting in the latest AI models.
#1279: Why AI Obeys the Developer Instead of You
Discover the hidden "plumbing" of AI system prompts and how architectural shifts are turning simple instructions into hard-coded laws.
#1210: Why Your AI Is Programmed to Disobey You
Discover the hidden instructions guiding every AI interaction and why tech giants keep these "system prompts" under lock and key.
#1106: The Entropy Budget: Embracing AI Zaniness
Corn and Herman explore how to inject "zaniness" and entropy into their show without losing their educational edge.
#1100: The Truth Conflict: Why AI Ignores the Facts You Give It
Discover why AI models ignore provided documents in favor of old training data and how to build a reliable "hierarchy of truth" for RAG systems.
#1098: The Hidden Vendor Prompt: Why Enterprise AI Agents Stay Siloed
Stop building AI silos. Discover the 14-layer framework that turns isolated models into a cohesive, connected enterprise ecosystem.