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title: "Give coding agents one part of the plan at a time | Ian Nuttall"
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# Give coding agents one part of the plan at a time

Jul 2025 / 28,373 views / [via X](https://x.com/iannuttall/status/1942489141452644495)

\- build a simple mvp plan before you start
\- set up rules so ai doesn’t keep iterating
\- don’t give agent the full plan
\- build slower, not one shot yolo
\- take the time to look up docs + other context
\- learn dev basics as you go
\- enjoy the process

that’s how you “vibe code”

[![](https://ian.is/media/tweets/1942478390323552588/232294292/5969c5876068d44ed45af065a08358fb03f0e889c5699afd2bc84facac93e468.jpg)**Gary Marcus**@GaryMarcus](https://x.com/GaryMarcus)

> what almost every amateur who has been sold bullshit about vibe coding is eventually going to encounter

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