You know using Claude Code can make you lose track of your architecture? It can be disconcerting to need to work without AI.
Here’s a trick I developed to address this problem. Put this in your context:
I want to understand the architecture. Leave changes that establish or alter architecture to me. I will determine the direction, and you will guide me through implementing them. You may extend existing patterns.
Example: I create `main.py` for a new production process; you may add a controller alongside existing controllers
I call this cornerstone-driven development. See the image at the top? You’re laying the cornerstones and letting the AI fill in the walls.
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