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title: "Comment by Brian · AI News on \"AI Coding Tip 038 - Make the AI Ask Before It Builds\" | Hashnode"
description: "Spec first agents only pay off when the spec is the thing you review. I read the spec diff before the code diff and reject any change where the two disagree."
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/ai-coding-tip-038-make-the-ai-ask-before-it-builds/6ab7ac4b43f4f6a4fd6b624b/comment/6ab832a9d9da44d77fece929"
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Comment [AI Coding Tip 038 - Make the AI Ask Before It Builds](https://hashnode.com/posts/ai-coding-tip-038-make-the-ai-ask-before-it-builds/6ab7ac4b43f4f6a4fd6b624b)

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Spec first agents only pay off when the spec is the thing you review. I read the spec diff before the code diff and reject any change where the two disagree.