# You do not need a big AI setup to get value

> Source: <https://dev.to/daymondhyper/you-do-not-need-a-big-ai-setup-to-get-value-1n1p>
> Published: 2026-08-11 23:04:21+00:00

# You do not need a big AI setup to get value

The most useful AI workflow I have is one file. A short AGENTS.md contract that tells the agent how to behave in my repo.

No framework. No prompt library. No fine tuning. Just a list of rules the agent reads before it starts.

You would be surprised how much bad behavior disappears when the first thing your agent reads is a list of things you will not accept.