Patterns in AI-Augmented Software Development

A pattern language for working with LLM-based coding assistants.

About the pattern language

Chiron Codex makes the pattern language for AI-augmented software development available for free,...

Patterns you use to improve the quality of the prompts you send to the language model.

Intent When you need to correct the way an agent performs an intermediate task in a process, tur...

Intent Get the model to write down what you should have told it, for it to do the job correctly ...

Ensure the language model pays attention to information that's relevant to your task.

Clean Slate Intent Clear out the model’s context before continuing a task, or starting a new ta...

Retain information for the coding assistant to use across multiple tasks.

Intent Prompt the model to describe the code it creates. Generate reading guides that help you u...

Change the work you do, and the way you work, with your coding assistant.

You Reflect Intent Review the transcript of your interaction with an agent, recall the tense mo...

Generate different solutions to solve your problem, and different problems to solve.

Intent Get the model to suggest multiple solutions to your problem. Compare benefits and drawbac...

Ensuring a high standard in the output the model generates.

Call Out Error Intent Tell the agent when it does something wrong, before you commit to the mis...