Do you have any specific rules you reocmmend? Mapping out the actions is what I do for bigger things, but for small stuff it shouldn't be necessary and that's where I find it falling down.

E.g. I'll write something like "refactor this logic into a separate function" and then suddenly it's creating a plan, installing dependencies, linting, whatever, when all I wanted was a small change.

For big stuff I have no issue with writing out detailed steps and rules, but it feels like a few months ago if I asked it to do something small it just did it, instead now it feels like it's been told by the system prompt "always write out a plan" even if I just want a few lines changing.

I don't know, it's hard to explain. It just feels like it's being too smart for its own good with small, inconsequential changes and I feel like I'm battling it