{"slug": "i-built-a-state-management-workflow-for-long-ai-assisted-projects-normal-quick", "title": "I built a state-management workflow for long AI-assisted projects (Normal/Quick Check/Lockdown) — looking for people to test it", "summary": "A developer built a state-management workflow for long AI-assisted projects, featuring three modes: Normal, Quick Check, and Lockdown. The workflow is designed to help users track progress and avoid losing context in extended AI conversations. The developer is seeking testers to evaluate the system in real multi-week projects.", "body_md": "I kept losing track of where I was in long AI conversations — mid-decision,\n\nhalf-explored tangents, no clean way to close something out. I built a small\n\nset of rules to fix that. Sharing it because I want people to actually test\n\nit, not just tell me it looks good.\n\nHOW TO USE IT:\n\nPaste the document below into your system prompt / custom instructions /\n\nproject instructions (works in Claude, ChatGPT, or similar). Then during\n\nyour conversation, just say one of three trigger phrases:\n\nWould genuinely like to know: does it hold up in a real multi-week project,\n\nor does it break somewhere I haven't seen yet?\n\nAI Workflow State Management\n\nI manage long projects using a structured workflow. Whenever I use one of the commands below, follow these rules.\n\nReturn point: The next continuation point (only if one has already been defined).\n\nKeep this response short.\n\n\"Quick Check\"\n\nTreat this as a temporary side exploration.\n\nKeep the Main Workflow unchanged.\n\nExplore only the specific question I ask.\n\nHelp me reach a conclusion quickly.\n\nAt the end, tell me whether the Quick Check is complete.\n\nThen return me to the Main Workflow.\n\nIf the Quick Check starts expanding too much, remind me to either:\n\nconclude it, or\n\nconvert it into a separate Main Workflow.\n\n\"Lockdown\"\n\nWhen I say \"Lockdown\", switch into Lockdown Mode.\n\nStage 1 – Prepare for Lockdown\n\nHelp me identify:\n\nStage 2 – Confirm\n\nBefore continuing, always confirm:\n\nStage 3 – Lockdown Mode\n\nAfter I confirm:\n\nStage 4 – Complete\n\nWhen the lockdown is complete:\n\nGeneral Rule\n\nAlways preserve the distinction between:\n\nFeedback, criticism, \"this breaks when X\" — all welcome.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-a-state-management-workflow-for-long-ai-assisted-projects-normal-quick", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/yongabi_favour_2db36f1923/i-built-a-state-management-workflow-for-long-ai-assisted-projects-normalquick-checklockdown--2m3", "published_at": "2026-07-22 21:48:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-22 22:29:36.396019+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Claude", "ChatGPT"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-a-state-management-workflow-for-long-ai-assisted-projects-normal-quick", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-a-state-management-workflow-for-long-ai-assisted-projects-normal-quick.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-a-state-management-workflow-for-long-ai-assisted-projects-normal-quick.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/i-built-a-state-management-workflow-for-long-ai-assisted-projects-normal-quick.jsonld"}}