Reading up on HumanLayer

Kyle Mistele of HumanLayer presents first-principles thinking on designing and implementing loops in software, emphasizing clarity and correctness.

An AGENTS.md file configures AI coding agent behavior, and should be kept minimal using progressive disclosure—only essential instructions like project description and package manager belong at the root, with other rules delegated to separate files.

AI coding agents alone can't sustain high-quality software factories because model limitations and review bottlenecks remain, requiring better context engineering rather than just more loops.