My AI agent reads the rules before writing code.

Every. Single. Time.

I'm deep in building an embedded framework — strict architecture, multiple layers, the kind of project where one wrong abstraction costs three weeks.

My coding partner is an AI agent. Not a chatbot I paste snippets into — a co-architect that reads the architecture, understands constraints, and writes implementation across files.

Here's the thing nobody talks about:

AI agents are only as disciplined as the system you put around them.

Left unchecked, they hallucinate structure. They invent conventions. They "help" by quietly ignoring your rules.

So I treat my AI agent like a talented engineer on day one — read the rules, prove you understood them, then code.

Every task starts with a mandatory step: the agent reads CODING_RULES.md and ARCHITECTURE.md, then states the three most relevant rules for that specific task and why they apply. No code until that's done.

Not a checklist. Proof of understanding.

Same thing you'd want from any engineer joining a serious project. The difference — with AI, you enforce it every single time. No ego. No shortcuts. No "I already know this codebase."

The result? Architecture stays clean. Naming stays consistent. Mistakes are small — edge cases, not structural.

I'm not building with AI to go faster.

I'm building with AI to go faster without losing control.

Do you enforce rules on your AI coding agent — or hope for the best?

— Ritesh | ritzylab.com

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