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What makes Claude Code so damn good


Claude Code is the most delightful AI agent/workflow I have used so far. Not only does it make targeted edits or vibe coding throwaway tools less annoying, ...

This blogpost is meant to be a guide for building delightful LLM agents, based on my own experience using and tinkering with Claude Code over the last few months (and all the logs we intercepted and analyzed). The combination of the max-1-branch and the todo list makes sure the agent has the ability to break the problem into sub-problems, but also keep the eye on the final desired outcome. This keeps the LLM on track (it has been heavily prompted to refer to the todo list frequently), while at the same time giving the model the flexibility to course correct mid-way in an implementation.

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