--- title: The prompt as documentation: Should AI-generated code... description: Explores whether developers should include original AI prompts as comments in generated code. Examines benefits like reproducibility, intent preservation, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-prompt-as-documentation-should-ai-generated-code-include-its-origin-story--xdymgpqhz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The prompt as documentation: Should AI-generated code include its origin story? | daily.dev og:description: Explores whether developers should include original AI prompts as comments in generated code. Examines benefits like reproducibility, intent preservation, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-prompt-as-documentation-should-ai-generated-code-include-its-origin-story--xdymgpqhz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xdYMGPqHZ.png og:image:alt: The prompt as documentation: Should AI-generated code include its origin story? 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. # The prompt as documentation: Should AI-generated code include its origin story? **[The Art of Simplicity](https://daily.dev/sources/bartwullems)** · 3 min read · 10 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Explores whether developers should include original AI prompts as comments in generated code. Examines benefits like reproducibility, intent preservation, and debugging aid against drawbacks including code clutter, maintenance burden, and version control complexity. Raises questions about the long-term value and practicality of documenting AI prompts in codebases. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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