Eivind Kjosbakken writes about improving how developers interact with coding agents by moving away from plain terminal text toward formatted visual output. The core technique involves instructing the agent to generate HTML files rather than inline terminal messages, which allows for headings, bold text, screenshots, and other visual formatting that makes information easier for the human brain to process. He also recommends using the Archify GitHub package to generate visual diagrams when understanding how a system works. The author argues that effective human-agent communication will be critical as developers shift from writing code directly to orchestrating fleets of coding agents.
- Uses a split-panel browser setup (called "superset") to view the agent and the generated HTML file side by side.
- Maintains custom Markdown "skills" that instruct the agent on specific HTML report formats, such as test reports that include the original task context and step-by-step verification instructions.
- Claims to use this technique approximately 100 times per day across all coding sessions.
- Uses a split-panel browser setup (called "superset") to view the agent and the generated HTML file side by side.
- Maintains custom Markdown "skills" that instruct the agent on specific HTML report formats, such as test reports that include the original task context and step-by-step verification instructions.
- Claims to use this technique approximately 100 times per day across all coding sessions.
