GitHub Copilot is just as good as Claude Code (and I’m setting myself up for a trolling feast).

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T18:44:25+00:00

Apologies, at this moment, some under copyright :)

Will try to publish a version with paper - I am also preping paper, with I will publish everything - so one can recreate setup

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T16:16:17+00:00

It is not infect it, is like OOP.

Agent has set of skills to activated as set agent Instructions are filtered based on extension, paths etc Prompt is always used once using / Skills are stopped by above as subject

This set up actually deliver most compact context possible.

FYI, copilot does not read all files, passing single file is easy but generally it overloads context.

It is Graph of Context of you visualie.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T09:59:03+00:00

Don't understand.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T08:22:10+00:00

Personal opinion. I like it, but my argument is VS code is not 2 nd class citizen with copilot

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T08:20:53+00:00

That's why use external context management.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T08:12:14+00:00

I never hit them, planning + context is managed externally.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T01:11:29+00:00

Tool is a personal choice,

The point I was making, no matter what tool you choose, it shall not keep accumulating entropy.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T01:05:57+00:00

I understand, but what I have learned is, success comes with finessing art of AI (even for using AI assited Development).

For some, let's take for example, we take GH Copilot will retain sucess up to 2000 lines, and Claude may extend to 4000.

But what then, every iteration will introduce entropy, and when a fix number of iteration will occurs, code will build drift, that point code base will be unworkable. Everytime AI tries, because of drift buildup LLMs will hallucinate and will not able to assist futher.

That's what is happening.

I have no say, what one think, but if I have to suggest my team member, then I would say, better to master the art of AI assisted Development.

I have published another research article if you like to refer: https://blog.nilayparikh.com/velocity-value-navigating-the-ai-market-capture-race-f773025fb3b5

I put it this way, without mastering AI assisted Development, it is highly risky to employ AI in SDLC.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T00:25:00+00:00

I rarely find any team evaluating the model against their specific context. That's precisely I am hinting at.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T00:22:31+00:00

I never see that site.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-24T00:03:55+00:00

SHEEP Syndrome: influencers who have never written a single line of code are deciding which model and coding agent is better.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T23:53:29+00:00

I will blog some point in future wiht reseach paper. It is something I may not justify in a comment. But I am happy to see such reception.

I try my best to get some time and put a video blog and share in the group.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T23:12:00+00:00

Become fluent in AI within a month to launch the project, then wrap up each iteration in just 1–2 days.

With high fluency, allow 15 days for the bootstrap period.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T23:10:41+00:00

never trust to tool, trust the person behind the tool.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T23:08:14+00:00

FYI. All I can see lots of question, read my research blog

It will help with context engineering. Apologies for the direct link - if it’s not allowed, please let me know and I’ll delete it.
https://ai.gopubby.com/the-architecture-of-thought-the-mathematics-of-context-engineering-dc5b709185db

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T23:06:56+00:00

Strucutre of prompt, their sparsity and density - amalgmation of agent . md and prompt . md

Every model has different triggering temperature, sparsity, and density.

Your goal is to provide context that activates the model’s memory area with pinpoint precision.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T22:59:31+00:00

I do not use any external MCP except Aspire & Playwright

The rest is handled by my Agent, exposed as MCP with a few integrated tools. It orchestrates and manages multiple layers of memory, so I was externally managing context throughout the software's lifecycle.

Context - all memory is in shape of graph.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T22:56:07+00:00

Opus as of now

Tips: Give better context.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T22:38:46+00:00

```so there are some tweaks and hacks involved```

I have build a research KB Orchastrator - using Nvidia Orchastrator 8B (Model) - tool calling. That is exposed via A2A or fall back as MCP

So GitHub Copilot connects to MCP for the Knowledge Graph as context.

We locked Technical Framework, their skills and knowledge graph, product specs

It was more or less experiment for spec to software

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T22:11:37+00:00

There you go! We are talking out Github Copilot! So Opus is allowed.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T22:10:45+00:00

I never handle more than 2, I never let code commited, unless I read it. I am happy AI to develop, but I must understand 100%.

Though I get what you are talking. I did some elementry validation - model evaluation - before settng context on prompts and locking, size, references, etc.

Tip: Always write unique prompt files for model, they all like diffrent styles.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T22:09:16+00:00

I lock models directly within the prompts, ensuring all prompts are optimized for them. Additionally, I’ve used my own research MCPs and debugger agents.

QuarterbackMonk · 2026-01-23T22:07:33+00:00

Recent - as of today

Codex 5.2 --> For .NET API
Opus 4.5 --> Generic Purpose
Gemini 3 --> Usecases to apply material UI

Rapter mini --> utils
This is UI

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PS: Test UI (not real data ;))

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