Observations from two CLI game reimplementation runs with Opus 4.6
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Shows how far a simple scaffold gets on large, from-scratch builds and warns that AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → outputs often look better initially than they hold up under close examination.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.