--- title: Why my AI Agents Never Guess | daily.dev description: A developer shares their workflow for preventing AI agents from making guesses by preparing nine context files before any code is written. These files cover... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-my-ai-agents-never-guess-kp7nw0rrs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why my AI Agents Never Guess | daily.dev og:description: A developer shares their workflow for preventing AI agents from making guesses by preparing nine context files before any code is written. 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