[web007]

So much of the problem here is that the author blindly trusted the agent. They're enthusiastic juniors, not jaded seniors.

Prompt for what you want. Get your feature working, then cut: reduce SLOC, refactor to remove duplication, update things to match existing patterns. You might do these instinctively, or maybe as-you-go, but that's just style. Having a dedicated pass works just as well.

The same thing goes for my code now that did when I wrote every line by hand: make it work, then make it good, then make it manageable. Manually that meant breaking things down into small blocks of individual diffs inside a PR (or splitting PRs), checking for repetitive code and refactoring, or even stashing what I got to and doing it again with the knowledge of how things went wrong.

Agents can do the same. It's WAY easier mentally and works out better if you treat them the same way and go working -> better -> done.