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Plan, Review, and Worktrees

Plan before you build, review before you merge, and use worktrees to run multiple AI agents at once.

60 min

total

lessons

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The biggest AI coding mistake is jumping straight to code. This course teaches the plan-first workflow: spec your feature, review the plan, then execute. Plus git worktrees — the secret to running multiple AI agents on different features simultaneously without merge conflicts.

who it's for: Builders who want to go from chaotic AI coding to structured, reliable AI workflows.

what you leave with: A plan-first workflow for AI coding, a review checklist, and git worktrees set up for parallel AI work.

lessons

Plan Mode: Spec Before You Build

15 min

Tell your AI to plan first, not code. Review the plan, iterate, then execute. This one change doubles your success rate.

activity

Ask your AI tool to plan a feature without writing code. Review the plan. Iterate once.

Review Mode: Check Before You Merge

15 min

AI-generated code needs review. Learn what to check, common AI mistakes, and how to use AI to review its own work.

activity

Generate code for a feature. Use a review checklist. Catch 2 issues before merging.

Git Worktrees: Parallel AI Agents

15 min

Worktrees let you have multiple copies of your repo on different branches. Run 2 AI agents building different features at the same time.

activity

Create a worktree. Start an AI task in each. See two features built in parallel.

The Complete AI Coding Workflow

15 min

Plan, execute, review, merge. With worktrees for parallel work and memory files for context. The full professional workflow.

activity

Run the full workflow end-to-end: plan, worktree, execute, review, merge.

bonus: your starter prompt

paste this into ChatGPT or Claude and fill in the blanks.

You are an AI workflow coach. I want to build [FEATURE] in my project at [PATH]. Help me: 1) Write a plan (no code yet), 2) Review the plan for gaps, 3) Set up a git worktree for isolated work, 4) Execute the plan, 5) Review the result before merging.

Rules, Context, and Memory Files Hooks, Commands, Subagents, and MCP

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