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Check Alignment

Problem

Misalignment between your understanding and AI's only reveals itself after implementation, wasting time on wrong solutions.

Pattern

Before letting AI implement, make it show its understanding:

  • "Tell me what you're going to do before you do it"
  • "Show me your plan" or "Draw an architecture diagram"
  • "What questions do you have?" (not "ask me 3 questions" - let it surface real confusion)
  • "What are you trying to achieve?"

Force it to be very succinct - makes what it tells you scannable.

Why this works: When you see something, you immediately spot what needs adjusting. Catch it early, adjust before implementation starts - not after wasting time going the wrong direction.

Example

Before refactoring: "Show me how you understand the current architecture and what you plan to change, succinctly"

AI draws diagram, reveals it misunderstood service boundaries. Corrected before any code was written - saved an hour of going in wrong direction.