From becd314b8f1177f5eb5727f0bcff31a0e6c6acb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: artale Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:52:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs(tac): add codex product-work guidance Capture the Codex product-work interview in TAC loop-engineering guidance. Preserve PRD/spec discipline, prototypes, human taste/systems review, receipt-gated background agents, and explicit ownership even when implementation gets cheaper. --- pipeline/test_loop_engineering_meta_prompt.py | 3 +++ plans/meta-prompts/loop_engineering.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/pipeline/test_loop_engineering_meta_prompt.py b/pipeline/test_loop_engineering_meta_prompt.py index 7ac9c21..fb86286 100644 --- a/pipeline/test_loop_engineering_meta_prompt.py +++ b/pipeline/test_loop_engineering_meta_prompt.py @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ def test_loop_engineering_meta_prompt_locks_safety_fields(): "Team manages agents", "vault/proxy credential injection", "YouTube `hLUGXO5DSpo`", + "Product work with coding agents", + "human taste and systems thinking", + "YouTube `P3KDebPTUrw`", "External research anchors", "NVIDIA Secure Agent Workspace", "Infisical Agent Vault", diff --git a/plans/meta-prompts/loop_engineering.md b/plans/meta-prompts/loop_engineering.md index 135bd16..eaf4901 100644 --- a/plans/meta-prompts/loop_engineering.md +++ b/plans/meta-prompts/loop_engineering.md @@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ Every autonomous work-agent plan must include: Reference: Latent Space, "The Blueprint for Autonomous Work Agents" with Gavriel Cohen / NanoClaw (YouTube `hLUGXO5DSpo`). +## Product work with coding agents note + +When implementation gets cheap, do not delete product discipline. Plans should use prototypes to explore, but still preserve the product loop: + +- PRD/spec captures why, users, constraints, and success criteria; +- prototype makes options concrete and testable; +- human taste and systems thinking review whether the result fits the whole product; +- scheduled/background agents may gather context, but promotion still needs receipts and review; +- role boundaries can flex, but ownership, decision rights, and phase state must stay explicit. + +Reference: Lenny's Podcast, "OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work" with Andrew Ambrosino (YouTube `P3KDebPTUrw`). + ## External research anchors Ground agent plans against external production guidance, not just video notes: