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Developers are transitioning from basic chatbots toward "harness engineering," utilizing structured rules like `AGENTS.md` and automated testing loops to transform AI into a reliable, self-verifying "immune system" for codebases. Success in these workflows hinges on a "don't draw the owl" philosophy, where users break large projects into small, actionable increments to prevent the AI from "drifting" away from complex architectural constraints. While some skeptics doubt these methods scale beyond solo development, many power users are already orchestrating multi-model "gatekeeper" patterns where one agent validates another’s work to drastically reduce the cost of human supervision. This evolution emphasizes a "power coding" approach where the developer remains a high-level strategic architect, using manual context management and precise toolsets to keep the AI aligned while delegating mechanical implementation to autonomous background processes.