[PaulHoule]

If you are doing these things you are not "vibe coding". Vibe coding is about being overwhelmed with FOMO. When Karpathy talks about this he is always describing his feelings of being out of control, don't let these feelings infect you!

Using AI agents deliberately with your emotions in control is something entirely different. Bring all your project management skills to bear.

Another small useful step is to describe what you want it to do and say thing "Does this make sense to you?" or "Do you have any questions for me?" or "Propose how you will do this" in ask mode and be willing to go back and forth before you set it loose.