David Ondrej begins with programmatic guardrails for agents running with broad permissions. Hooks should block destructive shell commands, disk operations and remote-history rewrites before execution rather than relying on a prompt to discourage dangerous behaviour.
David Ondrej recommends Git worktrees when several coding agents need isolated branches, and separate virtual servers when an agent requires a complete computer environment. Goal-loop instructions add a measurable end condition so long-running work can continue until a verifiable outcome is reached.
David Ondrej uses guided setup instructions to preserve both the current step and the remaining plan while a person asks questions. Decision-review instructions surface uncertain implementation choices after large changes, while smaller utilities can keep long agent runs active without repeatedly regenerating operating commands.
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