Gate the NuGet packages your agent adds: a lock file, the audit, and a short script for what advisories miss
An agent that adds a package changes your supply chain in one line of a .csproj. Fifteen minutes to put a gate on it, any agent.
12 min read
Tool-Agnostic
Run your README's code blocks as Vitest tests so an agent can't leave the docs lying
Agents change code faster than anyone rereads the docs. A 40-line Vitest file turns every TypeScript example in a README into a test, so stale docs fail the build. Fifteen minutes to set up.
8 min read
Move to TypeScript 7 in two passes: get clean on 6.0, then diff the two compilers
TypeScript 7.0 turns a pile of 6.0 deprecations into hard errors and ships no programmatic API. A short script that runs both compilers and diffs their errors turns the upgrade into a reviewable change. About 20 minutes on one project.
8 min read
Check an agent's architecture summary against the import graph before you trust it
Three small scripts turn an AI-written tour of a codebase into claims a machine can check. Fifteen minutes to set up, any agent.
14 min read
What the AI productivity studies measured, and what to measure on your own team
The METR trial, the DORA report and the Stack Overflow survey get quoted as if they answer the same question. They don't.
6 min read
Move a JavaScript module to strict TypeScript one flag at a time, with the compiler and your tests as the gate
A strictness ladder for a JS-to-TS migration that an agent can climb in small batches without changing behaviour by accident. About 20 minutes to try on one module.
9 min read
Write the OpenAPI file first, then let the compiler and a short test catch every place the agent drifts from it
A contract-first loop for a C# API and a TypeScript client: generated types for the client, a schema check on every response, and a failing test as the agent's brief. About 30 minutes, works with any agent.
14 min read
Build a feature from a spec, tests first, then let Stryker.NET list what the spec forgot
A written spec with examples becomes failing xUnit tests, the agent codes until they pass, and a mutation run names the boundaries nobody pinned. About 30 minutes, .NET 10 and any agent.
12 min read