# Building Coding Agents — Research

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## Table of Contents

- [01. Work Decomposition](./01-work-decomposition.md)
- [02. What to Keep & Discard from Human Engineering](./02-what-to-keep-discard-from-human-engineering.md)
- [03. State Machine & Context Management](./03-state-machine-context-management.md)
- [04. Optimal Storage for Project Context](./04-optimal-storage-for-project-context.md)
- [05. Parallelization Strategy](./05-parallelization-strategy.md)
- [06. Maximizing Agent Autonomy & Superpowers](./06-maximizing-agent-autonomy-superpowers.md)
- [07. System Prompt & LLM vs Deterministic Split](./07-system-prompt-llm-vs-deterministic-split.md)
- [08. Speed Optimization](./08-speed-optimization.md)
- [09. Top 10 Tips for a World-Class Agent](./09-top-10-tips-for-a-world-class-agent.md)
- [10. Top 10 Pitfalls to Avoid](./10-top-10-pitfalls-to-avoid.md)
- [11. God-Tier Context Engineering](./11-god-tier-context-engineering.md)
- [12. Handling Ambiguity & Contradiction](./12-handling-ambiguity-contradiction.md)
- [13. Long-Running Memory Fidelity](./13-long-running-memory-fidelity.md)
- [14. Multi-Agent Semantic Conflict Resolution](./14-multi-agent-semantic-conflict-resolution.md)
- [15. Legacy Code & Brownfield Onboarding](./15-legacy-code-brownfield-onboarding.md)
- [16. Encoding Taste & Aesthetics](./16-encoding-taste-aesthetics.md)
- [17. Irreversible Operations & Safety Architecture](./17-irreversible-operations-safety-architecture.md)
- [18. The Handoff Problem: Agent → Human Maintainability](./18-the-handoff-problem-agent-human-maintainability.md)
- [19. When to Scrap and Start Over](./19-when-to-scrap-and-start-over.md)
- [20. Error Taxonomy & Routing](./20-error-taxonomy-routing.md)
- [21. Cost-Quality Tradeoff & Model Routing](./21-cost-quality-tradeoff-model-routing.md)
- [22. Cross-Project Learning & Reusable Intelligence](./22-cross-project-learning-reusable-intelligence.md)
- [23. Evolution Across Project Scale](./23-evolution-across-project-scale.md)
- [24. Security & Trust Boundaries](./24-security-trust-boundaries.md)
- [25. Designing for Non-Technical Users ("Vibe Coders")](./25-designing-for-non-technical-users-vibe-coders.md)
- [26. Cross-Cutting Themes (Where All 4 Models Converge)](./26-cross-cutting-themes-where-all-4-models-converge.md)

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