Geoffrey Huntley on Constraining Agents with pre-commit Hooks
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Simon Willison cited Geoffrey Huntley's view: when having AI agents code, relying solely on checking and updating instruction files like AGENTS.md still leads to bias and drift, because agents cannot truly guarantee code quality without using his diagnostics library. He advocates using mechanical constraints such as pre-commit hooks to regulate agent coding behavior, rather than relying on documentation-style conventions. The report was published on 2026-10-13; it is currently the only report, and the story remains under observation.
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- Simon WillisonQuoting Geoffrey Huntley
Simon Willison cites Geoffrey Huntley's view: if agents don't use his diagnostics library, relying only on checking and updating AGENTS.md still leads to bias and drift.
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