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From the Forge

Lessons, patterns, and A/B test results from building with AI coding agents.

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Problem April 7, 2026

The 80/20 Wall: Why AI Agents Break What They Build

AI coding agents get you to 80% fast — then start breaking things trying to close the last 20%. You've spent $1,500 in tokens to watch an agent destroy its own work. The fix isn't a better model. It's a better methodology.

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Origin Story April 7, 2026

Spec Kit + Plan Forge: Write the Spec, Enforce the Build

I started with Spec Kit and loved it. Specification-based planning and agentic coding is like peanut butter and jelly. As my ideas grew, Plan Forge was born. Here's how they work together — and an honest comparison of when to use which.

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Lessons April 7, 2026

I Built Guardrails for AI Coding Agents — Here's What I Learned

After 18 guardrail files, 19 reviewer agents, and 9 tech stack presets, here are the seven hard-won lessons from building Plan Forge — and the mistakes that taught them.

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A/B Test April 7, 2026

Quorum Mode: What Happens When 3 AI Models Review Each Other's Code

We built a feature twice — once with a single model, once with three models in parallel consensus. Both passed all gates. But the code quality difference was measurable. Here are the A/B results.

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Architecture April 7, 2026

From WhatsApp to Shipped PR: How I Automated My Entire Dev Workflow

Three open-source tools wired into a closed-loop system. Describe a feature from your phone. The system hardens the plan, builds it, captures every decision, sends progress updates, reviews independently, and ships — all while you're at dinner.

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Multi-Agent April 7, 2026

One Framework, Seven AI Agents: Why We Stopped Picking Favorites

Your team uses Copilot, Claude, Cursor, and Gemini. Plan Forge generates native guardrail files for all 7 agents — same quality gates, same pipeline, same 19 reviewer agents. One setup command.

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