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title: "Limit agent-written files with a LOC linter | Ian Nuttall"
description: "Use a linter to flag agent-written files over 400 lines of code."
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# Limit agent-written files with a LOC linter

Jan 2026 / 18,088 views / [via X](https://x.com/iannuttall/status/2017260282272166396)

Forcing my agent to write smaller, cleaner files with a linter.

This motherfucker would spin it up to 1000+ LOC if I let it...

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