A 'weekend build' log emphasizes the importance of defining a clear contract for AI agent tasks, focusing on stdout as the sole output method. The author initially faced an AI agent proposing unnecessary complexity like a dashboard and Redis for a simple status reporter. By reframing the request to a strict contract specifying JSON output and exit codes, the project was streamlined to a single command, avoiding unrequested features.
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