Seeing a lot of talk about honing AI agents — OpenClaw setups, Claude Code rules, custom instructions, etc.
One thing I haven't seen anyone mention: a rule for Precedent.
Before my AI writes any new code, it searches for existing patterns in the project first. If there's already a way the codebase handles X, follow it. Don't invent a new pattern.
Sounds obvious but it's the single most impactful rule I've added. Stops the #1 AI coding problem: every response creating slightly different patterns.