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AI pair programming: rules of engagement

How to use Copilot, Cursor, and chat models without shipping hallucinated APIs.

Published · Updated · 12 min read

You own the merge

AI drafts; you review. Treat suggestions like a junior PR: check imports, auth, edge cases, and naming.

If you cannot explain the change, do not ship it.

Briefs beat vibes

Give the model stack, files, constraints, and definition of done. Vague prompts create vague diffs.

Verify against reality

Run tests. Open the UI. Grep for APIs that might not exist. Hallucinations love confident tone.

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