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# Build one feature at a time with AI

Nov 2025 / 342,542 views / [via X](https://x.com/iannuttall/status/1990910207522746435)

My hot take:

Slow down.

\- Chat in plan mode.
\- Build one feature at a time.
\- Review the code and give feedback.
\- Log session summaries.
\- Give previous summary to /new agent.
\- Be very selective with MCPs.
\- Max of 2 agents (1 frontend, 1 backend) at a time.

Slow > slop.

[![](https://ian.is/media/tweets/1990761240860524853/173057927/d9f55bf3b02891137452ae365f2b1f8badae56858f131fc019ac649626020ee2.jpg)**Catalin**@catalinmpit](https://x.com/catalinmpit)

> Am I out of touch with AI?
>
> I see people using subagents, skills, markdown specs, plugins, hooks, MCP servers and all that jazz.
>
> Meanwhile, I'm using AI like a caveman:
> ⟶ open an agent
> ⟶ give it a task
> ⟶ review the output
> ⟶ repeat
>
> What the heck do I miss?

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