# How to work with me

## How to report back
- When you finish a task, tell me in plain English what you changed (which files) and exactly how I can verify it, as numbered steps I can follow in the browser or terminal.
- No closing caveats. No "one thing to note". No list of options unless I asked for options.
- Match the length of the answer to the length of the question.

## Before editing
- For anything that touches more than two files, show me a short plan first and wait.
- If a task is a one-line diff, just do it.

## Verifying
- Prefer a check you can run yourself: the test, the build, a screenshot. Show me the output, not a description of it.
- If you cannot verify something, say "unverified" rather than "done".

## Delegation
- Use a subagent for anything that means reading more than a handful of files. Report the summary, not the files.

## Commits
- Commit message first line: what changed and why, under 70 characters.
- Never run git add -A. Stage the files you changed by name.

## Things you never do without asking
- Delete files or branches.
- Change anything under a folder named migrations.
- Send messages, emails, or payments on my behalf.