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- AI Swarm Collaboration (overview + detailed technical doc)
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# AI Swarm Collaboration Technical Documentation
> Design and implementation of multi AI Agent collaboration system based on tmux
---
## Table of Contents
1. [Core Concept](#1-core-concept)
2. [Technical Principles](#2-technical-principles)
3. [Command Reference](#3-command-reference)
4. [Collaboration Protocol](#4-collaboration-protocol)
5. [Architecture Patterns](#5-architecture-patterns)
6. [Practical Cases](#6-practical-cases)
7. [Prompt Templates](#7-prompt-templates)
8. [Best Practices](#8-best-practices)
9. [Risks and Limitations](#9-risks-and-limitations)
10. [Extension Directions](#10-extension-directions)
---
## 1. Core Concept
### 1.1 Problem Background
Limitations of traditional AI programming assistants:
- Single session, unable to perceive other tasks
- Requires manual intervention when waiting/confirming
- Unable to coordinate during multi-task parallelism
- Repetitive work, resource waste
### 1.2 Solution
Leveraging tmux's terminal multiplexing capabilities to give AI:
| Capability | Implementation | Effect |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Perception** | `capture-pane` | Read any terminal content |
| **Control** | `send-keys` | Send keystrokes to any terminal |
| **Coordination** | Shared state files | Task synchronization and distribution |
### 1.3 Core Insight
```
Traditional mode: Human ←→ AI₁, Human ←→ AI₂, Human ←→ AI₃ (Human is the bottleneck)
Swarm mode: Human → AI₁ ←→ AI₂ ←→ AI₃ (AI autonomous collaboration)
```
**Key Breakthrough**: AI is no longer isolated, but a cluster that can perceive, communicate, and control each other.
---
## 2. Technical Principles
### 2.1 tmux Architecture
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ tmux server │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Session 0 │
│ ├── Window 0:1 [AI-1] ◄──┐ │
│ ├── Window 0:2 [AI-2] ◄──┼── Mutually │
│ ├── Window 0:3 [AI-3] ◄──┤ visible/ │
│ └── Window 0:4 [AI-4] ◄──┘ controllable │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### 2.2 Data Flow
```
┌─────────┐ capture-pane ┌─────────┐
│ AI-1 │ ◄───────────────│ AI-4 │
│ (exec) │ │ (monitor)│
└─────────┘ send-keys └─────────┘
▲ ───────────────► │
│ │
└───────── Control flow ────┘
```
### 2.3 Communication Mechanisms
| Mechanism | Direction | Latency | Use Case |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| `capture-pane` | Read | Instant | Get terminal output |
| `send-keys` | Write | Instant | Send commands/keys |
| Shared files | Bidirectional | File IO | State persistence |
---
## 3. Command Reference
### 3.1 Information Retrieval
```bash
# List all sessions
tmux list-sessions
# List all windows
tmux list-windows -a
# List all panes
tmux list-panes -a
# Get current window identifier
echo $TMUX_PANE
```
### 3.2 Content Reading
```bash
# Read specified window content (last N lines)
tmux capture-pane -t <session>:<window> -p -S -<N>
# Example: Read last 100 lines from session 0 window 1
tmux capture-pane -t 0:1 -p -S -100
# Read and save to file
tmux capture-pane -t 0:1 -p -S -500 > /tmp/window1.log
# Batch read all windows
for w in $(tmux list-windows -a -F '#{session_name}:#{window_index}'); do
echo "=== $w ==="
tmux capture-pane -t "$w" -p -S -30
done
```
### 3.3 Sending Controls
```bash
# Send text + Enter
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 "ls -la" Enter
# Send confirmation
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 "y" Enter
# Send special keys
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 C-c # Ctrl+C
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 C-d # Ctrl+D
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 C-z # Ctrl+Z
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 Escape # ESC
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 Up # Up arrow
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 Down # Down arrow
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 Tab # Tab
# Combined operations
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 C-c # First interrupt
tmux send-keys -t 0:1 "cd /tmp" Enter # Then execute new command
```
### 3.4 Window Management
```bash
# Create new window
tmux new-window -n "ai-worker"
# Create and execute command
tmux new-window -n "ai-1" "kiro-cli chat"
# Close window
tmux kill-window -t 0:1
# Rename window
tmux rename-window -t 0:1 "monitor"
```
---
## 4. Collaboration Protocol
### 4.1 State Definition
```bash
# State file location
/tmp/ai_swarm/
├── status.log # Global status log
├── tasks.json # Task queue
├── locks/ # Task locks
│ ├── task_001.lock
│ └── task_002.lock
└── results/ # Results storage
├── ai_1.json
└── ai_2.json
```
### 4.2 Status Format
```bash
# Status log format
[HH:MM:SS] [WindowID] [Status] Description
# Examples
[08:15:30] [0:1] [START] Starting data-service code audit
[08:16:45] [0:1] [DONE] Completed code audit, found 5 issues
[08:16:50] [0:2] [WAIT] Waiting for 0:1 audit results
[08:17:00] [0:2] [START] Starting to fix issues
```
### 4.3 Collaboration Rules
| Rule | Description | Implementation |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Check before action** | Scan other terminals before starting | `capture-pane` full scan |
| **Avoid conflicts** | Same task only done once | Check locks directory |
| **Proactive rescue** | Help when stuck detected | Detect `[y/n]` waiting |
| **Status broadcast** | Notify other AIs after completion | Write to status.log |
### 4.4 Conflict Handling
```
Scenario: AI-1 and AI-2 want to modify the same file simultaneously
Solution:
1. Check lock before creating task
2. Can only execute after acquiring lock
3. Release lock after completion
# Acquire lock
if [ ! -f /tmp/ai_swarm/locks/file_x.lock ]; then
echo "$TMUX_PANE" > /tmp/ai_swarm/locks/file_x.lock
# Execute task
rm /tmp/ai_swarm/locks/file_x.lock
fi
```
---
## 5. Architecture Patterns
### 5.1 Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
```
┌─────┐ ┌─────┐
│ AI₁ │◄───►│ AI₂ │
└──┬──┘ └──┬──┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌─────┐ ┌─────┐
│ AI₃ │◄───►│ AI₄ │
└─────┘ └─────┘
Features: All AIs are equal, mutually monitoring
Suitable for: Simple tasks, no clear dependencies
```
### 5.2 Master-Worker
```
┌──────────┐
│ AI-Master│
│(Commander)│
└────┬─────┘
│ Distribute/Monitor
┌────────┼────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐
│Worker│ │Worker│ │Worker│
│ AI-1 │ │ AI-2 │ │ AI-3 │
└──────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘
Features: One commander, multiple executors
Suitable for: Complex projects, requires unified coordination
```
### 5.3 Pipeline
```
┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐
│ AI₁ │───►│ AI₂ │───►│ AI₃ │───►│ AI₄ │
│Analyze│ │Design│ │Implement│ │Test │
└─────┘ └─────┘ └─────┘ └─────┘
Features: Sequential task flow
Suitable for: Workflows with clear phases
```
### 5.4 Hybrid
```
┌──────────┐
│ AI-Master│
└────┬─────┘
┌───────────┼───────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐
│Analysis│ │Dev Team│ │Test │
│ Team │ │ │ │ Team │
├──────┤ ├──────┤ ├──────┤
│AI-1 │ │AI-3 │ │AI-5 │
│AI-2 │ │AI-4 │ │AI-6 │
└──────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘
Features: Group collaboration + unified scheduling
Suitable for: Large projects, multi-team parallelism
```
---
## 6. Practical Cases
### 6.1 Case: Multi-Service Parallel Development
**Scenario**: Simultaneously develop data-service, trading-service, telegram-service
**Configuration**:
```bash
# Window allocation
0:1 - AI-Master (Commander)
0:2 - AI-Data (data-service)
0:3 - AI-Trading (trading-service)
0:4 - AI-Telegram (telegram-service)
```
**Commander Prompt**:
```
You are the project commander, responsible for coordinating 3 development AIs.
Execute a scan every 2 minutes:
for w in 2 3 4; do
echo "=== Window 0:$w ==="
tmux capture-pane -t "0:$w" -p -S -20
done
When issues are detected:
- Stuck waiting → send-keys to confirm
- Error → analyze and provide suggestions
- Completed → record and assign next task
```
### 6.2 Case: Code Audit + Auto Fix
**Scenario**: AI-1 audits code, AI-2 fixes in real-time
**Flow**:
```
AI-1 (Audit):
1. Scan code, output issue list
2. Write to /tmp/ai_swarm/issues.log for each issue found
AI-2 (Fix):
1. Monitor issues.log
2. Read new issues
3. Auto fix
4. Mark as completed
```
### 6.3 Case: 24/7 Watch
**Scenario**: AIs monitor each other, auto rescue
**Configuration**:
```bash
# Monitoring logic for each AI
while true; do
for w in $(tmux list-windows -a -F '#{window_index}'); do
output=$(tmux capture-pane -t "0:$w" -p -S -5)
# Detect stuck
if echo "$output" | grep -q "\[y/n\]"; then
tmux send-keys -t "0:$w" "y" Enter
echo "Helped window $w confirm"
fi
# Detect errors
if echo "$output" | grep -qi "error\|failed"; then
echo "Window $w has errors, needs attention"
fi
done
sleep 30
done
```
---
## 7. Prompt Templates
### 7.1 Basic Version (Worker)
```markdown
## AI Swarm Collaboration Mode
You work in a tmux environment and can perceive and assist other terminals.
### Commands
# Scan all terminals
tmux list-windows -a
# Read terminal content
tmux capture-pane -t <session>:<window> -p -S -100
### Behavior
- Scan environment before starting tasks
- Proactively coordinate when related tasks are found
- Broadcast status after completion
```
### 7.2 Complete Version (Worker)
```markdown
## 🐝 AI Swarm Collaboration Protocol v2.0
You are a member of the tmux multi-terminal AI cluster.
### Perception Capabilities
# List all windows
tmux list-windows -a
# Read specified window (last 100 lines)
tmux capture-pane -t <session>:<window> -p -S -100
# Batch scan
for w in $(tmux list-windows -a -F '#{session_name}:#{window_index}'); do
echo "=== $w ===" && tmux capture-pane -t "$w" -p -S -20
done
### Control Capabilities
# Send command
tmux send-keys -t <window> "<command>" Enter
# Send confirmation
tmux send-keys -t <window> "y" Enter
# Interrupt task
tmux send-keys -t <window> C-c
### Collaboration Rules
1. **Proactive perception**: Scan other terminals before task starts
2. **Avoid conflicts**: Don't repeat the same task
3. **Proactive rescue**: Help when waiting/stuck is detected
4. **Status broadcast**: Write to shared log after completion
### Status Sync
# Broadcast
echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] [$TMUX_PANE] [DONE] <description>" >> /tmp/ai_swarm/status.log
# Read
tail -20 /tmp/ai_swarm/status.log
### Check Timing
- 🚦 Before task starts
- ⏳ When waiting for dependencies
- ✅ After task completion
- ❌ When errors occur
```
### 7.3 Commander Version (Master)
```markdown
## 🎖️ AI Cluster Commander Protocol
You are the commander of the AI swarm, responsible for monitoring and coordinating all Worker AIs.
### Core Responsibilities
1. **Global monitoring**: Regularly scan all terminal states
2. **Task assignment**: Assign tasks based on capabilities
3. **Conflict resolution**: Coordinate when duplicate work is found
4. **Fault rescue**: Intervene when stuck/errors are detected
5. **Progress summary**: Summarize results from all terminals
### Monitoring Commands
# Global scan (execute every 2 minutes)
echo "========== $(date) Status Scan =========="
for w in $(tmux list-windows -a -F '#{session_name}:#{window_index}'); do
echo "--- $w ---"
tmux capture-pane -t "$w" -p -S -15
done
### Intervention Commands
# Help confirm
tmux send-keys -t <window> "y" Enter
# Interrupt erroneous task
tmux send-keys -t <window> C-c
# Send new instruction
tmux send-keys -t <window> "<instruction>" Enter
### Status Judgment
Intervene when these patterns are detected:
- `[y/n]` `[Y/n]` `confirm` → Needs confirmation
- `Error` `Failed` `Exception` → Error occurred
- `Waiting` `Blocked` → Task blocked
- No output for long time → May be dead
### Report Format
Output after each scan:
| Window | Status | Current Task | Notes |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| 0:1 | ✅ Normal | Code audit | 80% progress |
| 0:2 | ⏳ Waiting | Waiting confirm | Auto confirmed |
| 0:3 | ❌ Error | Build failed | Needs attention |
```
---
## 8. Best Practices
### 8.1 Initialization Flow
```bash
# 1. Create shared directory
mkdir -p /tmp/ai_swarm/{locks,results}
touch /tmp/ai_swarm/status.log
# 2. Start tmux session
tmux new-session -d -s ai
# 3. Create multiple windows
tmux new-window -t ai -n "master"
tmux new-window -t ai -n "worker-1"
tmux new-window -t ai -n "worker-2"
tmux new-window -t ai -n "worker-3"
# 4. Start AI in each window
tmux send-keys -t ai:master "kiro-cli chat" Enter
tmux send-keys -t ai:worker-1 "kiro-cli chat" Enter
# ...
# 5. Send swarm prompts
```
### 8.2 Naming Conventions
```bash
# Session naming
ai # AI work session
dev # Development session
monitor # Monitoring session
# Window naming
master # Commander
worker-N # Worker nodes
data # data-service dedicated
trading # trading-service dedicated
```
### 8.3 Log Standards
```bash
# Status log
[Time] [Window] [Status] Description
# Status types
[START] - Task started
[DONE] - Task completed
[WAIT] - Waiting
[ERROR] - Error occurred
[HELP] - Help requested
[SKIP] - Skipped (already being handled)
```
### 8.4 Security Recommendations
1. **Don't auto-confirm dangerous operations**: rm -rf, DROP TABLE, etc.
2. **Set operation whitelist**: Only allow specific commands
3. **Keep operation logs**: Record all send-keys operations
4. **Regular manual checks**: Don't go completely unattended
---
## 9. Risks and Limitations
### 9.1 Known Risks
| Risk | Description | Mitigation |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Misoperation | AI sends wrong commands | Set command whitelist |
| Infinite loop | AIs trigger each other | Add cooldown time |
| Resource contention | Simultaneous file modification | Use lock mechanism |
| Information leak | Sensitive info read | Isolate sensitive sessions |
### 9.2 Technical Limitations
- tmux must be on the same server
- Cannot collaborate across machines (requires SSH)
- Terminal output has length limits
- Cannot read password input (hidden characters)
### 9.3 Unsuitable Scenarios
- Operations requiring GUI
- Operations involving sensitive credentials
- Scenarios requiring real-time interaction
- Cross-network distributed collaboration
---
## 10. Extension Directions
### 10.1 Cross-Machine Collaboration
```bash
# Read remote tmux via SSH
ssh user@remote "tmux capture-pane -t 0:1 -p"
# Send commands via SSH
ssh user@remote "tmux send-keys -t 0:1 'ls' Enter"
```
### 10.2 Web Monitoring Panel
```python
# Simple status API
from flask import Flask, jsonify
import subprocess
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/status')
def status():
result = subprocess.run(
['tmux', 'list-windows', '-a', '-F', '#{window_name}:#{window_activity}'],
capture_output=True, text=True
)
return jsonify({'windows': result.stdout.split('\n')})
```
### 10.3 Intelligent Scheduling
```python
# Load-based task assignment
def assign_task(task):
windows = get_all_windows()
# Find the most idle window
idle_window = min(windows, key=lambda w: w.activity_time)
# Assign task
send_keys(idle_window, f"Process task: {task}")
```
### 10.4 Integration with Other Systems
- **Slack/Discord**: Status notifications
- **Prometheus**: Metrics monitoring
- **Grafana**: Visualization panel
- **GitHub Actions**: CI/CD triggers
---
## Appendix
### A. Quick Reference Card
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AI Swarm Command Cheatsheet │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ List windows tmux list-windows -a │
│ Read content tmux capture-pane -t 0:1 -p -S -100 │
│ Send command tmux send-keys -t 0:1 "cmd" Enter │
│ Send confirm tmux send-keys -t 0:1 "y" Enter │
│ Interrupt tmux send-keys -t 0:1 C-c │
│ New window tmux new-window -n "name" │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### B. Troubleshooting
```bash
# tmux doesn't exist
which tmux || sudo apt install tmux
# Cannot connect to session
tmux list-sessions # Check if session exists
# capture-pane no output
tmux capture-pane -t 0:1 -p -S -1000 # Increase line count
# send-keys not working
tmux display-message -t 0:1 -p '#{pane_mode}' # Check mode
```
### C. References
- tmux official documentation: https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki
- tmux command reference: `man tmux`
---
*Document version: v1.0*
*Last updated: 2026-01-04*
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# 🚀 Canvas Whiteboard-Driven Development
## From Text to Graphics: A New Paradigm for Programming Collaboration
### 💡 Core Discovery
Traditional development flow:
```
Write code → Verbal communication → Mental architecture → Code out of control → Refactoring collapse
```
**New Method**:
```
Code ⇄ Canvas Whiteboard ⇄ AI ⇄ Human
Single Source of Truth
```
---
### 🎯 What Does This Method Solve?
**Pain Point 1: AI can't understand your project structure**
- ❌ Before: Repeatedly explaining "what this file does"
- ✅ Now: AI directly reads the whiteboard, instantly understands the overall architecture
**Pain Point 2: Humans can't remember complex dependencies**
- ❌ Before: Modify file A, forgot B depends on it, explodes
- ✅ Now: Whiteboard connections are clear, impact at a glance
**Pain Point 3: Team collaboration relies on verbal communication**
- ❌ Before: "How does the data flow?" "Uh...let me dig through the code"
- ✅ Now: Point at the whiteboard, new members understand in 5 minutes
---
### 🔥 Workflow Demo
#### Step 1: Auto-update whiteboard while writing code
```python
# You wrote a new file payment_service.py
class PaymentService:
def process(self):
db.save() # ← AI detects database write
stripe.charge() # ← AI detects external API call
```
**Whiteboard auto-generates:**
```
[PaymentService] ──writes──> [Database]
└──calls──> [Stripe API]
```
#### Step 2: Humans and AI co-edit the whiteboard
**You drag on the whiteboard**:
- Connect `UserService` to `PaymentService`
- AI immediately understands: "Oh, user module will call payment"
**AI generates code after understanding intent**:
```python
# user_service.py
from payment_service import PaymentService
def create_order(user):
payment = PaymentService()
payment.process(user.card) # ← AI auto-adds this line
```
#### Step 3: Whiteboard becomes the development hub
| Operation | Traditional Way | Canvas Way |
|------|----------|------------|
| Ask AI to refactor | "Extract payment logic" | Drag out new node on whiteboard, AI auto-splits code |
| Code Review | Read code line by line | Look at whiteboard connections: "Is this call chain reasonable?" |
| Requirement change | Change code everywhere | Delete a line on whiteboard, AI syncs deletion of all related calls |
---
### 🌟 Key Innovations
#### 1. Graphics are first-class citizens, code is a derivative
Traditional thinking: Code → Documentation (outdated) → Architecture diagram (more outdated)
New thinking: **Canvas whiteboard = Single source of truth**, code is just its serialized form
#### 2. Shared workspace for humans and AI
- Humans: Good at high-level design, drag modules on whiteboard
- AI: Good at detail implementation, generates code based on whiteboard connections
- Collaboration: **Both edit the same whiteboard**, not passing text back and forth
#### 3. Real-time bidirectional sync
```
Code changes ──auto scan──> Update whiteboard
Whiteboard edits ──AI parse──> Generate/modify code
```
---
### 🎨 Use Cases
#### Scenario 1: Assigning tasks to AI
Traditional:
> "Help me write a user registration feature, connect to database, send email, log"
Canvas way:
1. Draw 3 boxes on whiteboard: `RegisterAPI``Database` / `EmailService` / `Logger`
2. Tell AI: "Implement according to this diagram"
3. AI writes all files and call relationships correctly at once
#### Scenario 2: Code Review
Traditional: Read code line by line, get dizzy
Canvas way:
1. Look at whiteboard: "Huh, why does frontend directly connect to database?"
2. Drag nodes to adjust architecture
3. AI auto-refactors code
#### Scenario 3: Taking over someone else's project
Traditional: Read code for 3 days still don't understand
Canvas way:
1. Run auto-generation tool → Get architecture whiteboard in 1 minute
2. Click on modules of interest to see details
3. Draw the parts to change directly on whiteboard, AI helps locate code position
---
### 🚀 Get Started Now
#### Tool Chain
- **Whiteboard**: Obsidian Canvas (free and open source)
- **Auto-generation**: Prompt-driven (see below)
- **AI collaboration**: Claude / GPT-4 (can read Canvas JSON)
#### 5-minute Experience Flow
```bash
# 1. Run auto-analysis on your project
[Use prompt to have AI generate architecture whiteboard]
# 2. Open the generated .canvas file with Obsidian
# 3. Try dragging modules or adding connections
# 4. Send modified whiteboard to AI: "Refactor code according to this new architecture"
```
---
### 💬 Is This the Future of Programming?
I believe so, reasons:
1. **Graphics are the native language of human brain**
- You can instantly understand a subway map
- But can't understand equivalent transfer text instructions
2. **AI is already smart enough to "understand" diagrams**
- Canvas is structured graphical data
- AI parsing JSON is 10x more accurate than parsing your natural language description
3. **Code generation is commoditized, architecture design is the scarce skill**
- Future programmer's job: Design whiteboard architecture
- AI's job: Translate whiteboard into code
---
### 📌 Golden Quotes
> "When code becomes boxes on a whiteboard, programming transforms from typing to building blocks."
> "The best documentation isn't Markdown, it's architecture diagrams that can directly drive AI work."
> "AI understanding your diagram is ten thousand times easier than understanding your words."
---
### 🔗 Related Resources
- [Canvas Whiteboard Generation Prompt](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ifk_dLF25ULSxcfGem1hXzJsi7_RBUNAki8SBCuvkJA/edit?gid=1777853069#gid=1777853069&range=A1) - Complete prompt for auto-generating architecture whiteboard
- [Whiteboard-Driven Development System Prompt](../../prompts/01-system-prompts/AGENTS.md/12/AGENTS.md) - AGENTS.md adapted for Canvas whiteboard-driven development
- [Obsidian Canvas Official Documentation](https://obsidian.md/canvas)
- [Glue Coding](../00-fundamentals/Glue Coding.md) - Copy rather than write, connect rather than create
- [General Project Architecture Template](../00-fundamentals/General Project Architecture Template.md) - Standardized directory structure
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# 12Factor.me - Four Phases × Twelve Principles Methodology
Source: https://www.12factor.me/
> Methodology for 10x engineering efficiency improvement in the AI collaboration era
---
## Phase 1: Preparation
*Establish clear information architecture and context environment*
### 1. Single Source of Truth
**Core Concept**: Scattered information leads to context confusion, easily causing misjudgment by both humans and machines.
**Recommended Practices**:
- Centralize all requirements, designs, and context in a unified document center (e.g., Notion / Confluence / GitHub Wiki).
- When collaborating with AI, directly reference this "source of truth" rather than randomly copying and pasting information.
**Anti-patterns**:
- Team members each maintain different versions of documents, leading to inconsistent AI responses and suggestions.
### 2. Prompt First
**Core Concept**: Treat prompts as the new generation of design documents.
**Recommended Practices**:
- Before starting a task, prioritize writing prompts to clarify inputs, outputs, styles, and constraints.
- Reuse validated and optimized prompt templates within the team.
**Anti-patterns**:
- Directly asking AI to write code without planning, leading to wrong direction and unnecessary rework.
### 3. Context Hygiene
**Core Concept**: Clean context enables more precise AI responses.
**Recommended Practices**:
- Start a new session for each new task to avoid old content interference
- Regularly summarize the current situation in one sentence to help AI "align context"
**Anti-patterns**:
- Mixing conversations from three days ago with today's tasks
---
## Phase 2: Execution
*Efficiently collaborate to complete specific tasks*
### 4. Human-in-the-Loop
**Core Concept**: AI produces fast, but only humans can grasp direction and business judgment.
**Recommended Practices**:
- AI provides initial drafts, humans responsible for key decisions and risk control
- For important features, perform logic verification before merging code
**Anti-patterns**:
- Accepting AI output wholesale without any review
### 5. Chunked Work
**Core Concept**: Break large tasks into small chunks, easier to iterate and correct.
**Recommended Practices**:
- Keep tasks completable within 10-30 minutes
- Verify results immediately after each chunk
**Anti-patterns**:
- Having AI write 5000 lines at once, impossible to debug
### 6. Parallel Flow
**Core Concept**: While AI works, humans do low-context-switch side tasks to maintain rhythm.
**Recommended Practices**:
- Prepare a "side task list" including document organization, small fixes, code reviews, etc.
- While waiting for AI, don't take on high cognitive load new tasks to avoid excessive switching costs
**Anti-patterns**:
- Scrolling social media while waiting for AI, breaking the rhythm
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## Phase 3: Collaboration
*Manage cognitive load and workflow during collaboration*
### 7. Cognitive Load Budget
**Core Concept**: Human attention is a scarce resource.
**Recommended Practices**:
- Set daily time limits for AI collaboration
- Schedule deep review tasks during peak mental periods
**Anti-patterns**:
- Working with AI all day, completely exhausted by evening
### 8. Flow Protection
**Core Concept**: Once high-focus flow is interrupted, recovery cost is extremely high.
**Recommended Practices**:
- Set focus periods (e.g., 90 minutes), block notifications and interruptions
- AI interactions also done in batches during focus flow, not scattered triggers
**Anti-patterns**:
- Writing code while replying to messages while watching AI output, cliff-like efficiency drop
### 9. Reproducible Sessions
**Core Concept**: Collaboration process must be traceable for continuous optimization.
**Recommended Practices**:
- Save prompts, AI versions, change reasons to codebase or knowledge base
- When bugs occur, can replay the generation process
**Anti-patterns**:
- No record of AI generation history, can't trace causes when errors occur
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## Phase 4: Iteration
*Continuous learning and improving collaboration patterns*
### 10. Rest & Reflection
**Core Concept**: Retrospect after sprints to run faster.
**Recommended Practices**:
- After sprint ends, spend 5 minutes reflecting on AI output vs expectations
- Update prompt templates, accumulate "pitfall records"
**Anti-patterns**:
- Continuous sprints, accumulating errors without summary
### 11. Skill Parity
**Core Concept**: AI is a magnifier, amplifying abilities and also weaknesses.
**Recommended Practices**:
- Continuously learn domain knowledge and code review skills
- Maintain independent judgment on AI output
**Anti-patterns**:
- Completely relying on AI, losing manual skills and technical insight
### 12. Culture of Curiosity
**Core Concept**: Curiosity drives exploration, avoiding "blind trust in AI".
**Recommended Practices**:
- When facing AI answers, first ask "why", then ask "can it be better"
- Team shares AI usage experiences and improvement ideas
**Anti-patterns**:
- Accepting AI solutions without question
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