We have to do this, otherwise China wins the "AI" race!

This also:

1) Assign coding task via prompt 2) Hook: Write test for prompt proves 3) Write code 4) Hook: Test code 5) Code passes -> Commit 6) Else go to 3.

you can just tell it do that or in your claude.md. don't need hooks

In some cases cc misses rules in CLAUDE.md.

In many cases.

so its back to hand coding stuff again.

They are going to slowly add "features" that brings handcoding back till its like 100% handcoding again.

This doesn’t come without consideration. You can see I mention this in the original feature request.

Yes - it’s fine to think of it as handholding (or handcoding). These model providers cannot be responsible for ultimate alignment with their users. Today, they can at best enable integration so a user, or business, can express and ensure their own alignment at runtime.

The nature of these systems already requires human symbiosis. This is nothing more than a new integration point. Will empower agents beyond today’s capabilities, increase adoption.