Dave Hulbert 1/11/2026

Giving coding agents situational awareness (from shell prompts to agent prompts)

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The article proposes a novel approach to enhance coding agents by providing them with adaptive, real-time context, inspired by dynamic shell prompts (like PS1). It discusses implementing this as 'Agent Situations' to prevent context drift and reduce reliance on stale documentation, drawing parallels between human developer workflows and agent design.

Giving coding agents situational awareness (from shell prompts to agent prompts)

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