Talk Through Requirements with the Agent FirstAugust 16, 2026 · 10 min readLi JinDora SSR developer An Agent can help press the accelerator, but humans still need to hold the steering wheel for requirements, architecture, and technology choices. I am still discussing the requirement, and it already wants to edit files Before asking an Agent to perform a long task, I have a habit: I do not let it code immediately. I ask it to act as a product manager for a while. I begin with an idea that may still be vague. Together, we split requirements, add boundaries, and compare implementations. What is essential and what merely sounds attractive? Which route is convenient now and which will remain maintainable? What observable result will prove completion?