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Fix THIS. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Don't Fix the Code. Fix THIS. **[JavaScript Mastery](https://daily.dev/sources/javascriptmastery)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A workflow tip for working with AI coding agents: instead of reviewing generated code after the fact, review the implementation prompt the AI writes beforehand. The AI saves a detailed markdown spec (goal, assumptions, files to change, security requirements, acceptance criteria, and step-by-step verification instructions) and asks for approval before executing. This lets developers catch problems before code is written rather than after. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What should an AI coding assistant include in its implementation prompt before writing code? A useful implementation prompt should state a one-sentence goal, the skills and files it read, assumptions it resolved on its own, the exact list of files that will change, specific requirements including security and server-side validation, acceptance criteria like type checks or lint runs, and step-by-step verification instructions such as curl commands, UI click paths, or SQL queries. _daily.dev surfaces workflow ideas like prompt-first review for developers refining their AI coding process._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I struggled to code with AI until I learned this workflow](https://daily.dev/posts/i-struggled-to-code-with-ai-until-i-learned-this-workflow-habxlgdyu) · System Design Newsletter · 90 upvotes · 3 comments - [Reducing the cognitive load of AI changes](https://daily.dev/posts/reducing-the-cognitive-load-of-ai-changes-rvzpzjkaf) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI Code Review Best Practices](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-code-review-best-practices-ii7hbaa3j) · Aviator Blog · 15 upvotes · 1 comments - [How to Evaluate AI Code Quality: A Practical Guide for Engineers](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-evaluate-ai-code-quality-a-practical-guide-for-engineers-rbtcmfynl) · freeCodeCamp · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#prompt-engineering](https://daily.dev/tags/prompt-engineering), [#code-review](https://daily.dev/tags/code-review), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-fix-the-code-fix-this--7qmiy1ofb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Don't Fix the Code. 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