Using AI coding agents improperly is like finally getting the chance to ask out the girl of your dreams, then freezing because you don’t know what to say or how to say it. Disappointment is inevitable.
LLMs are not all equal. You get what you pay for. If you’re using a free version of something, don’t expect miracles.
Now assume you do pay for the top tier. You use the best available model, fire up Claude Code, and on paper you have everything required to build quality software.
Yet the results still fall short.
The reason is simple. You don’t know what to ask.
If you give Claude Code a half-baked specification, the output will be half-baked. No matter how strong the model is, it cannot read your mind. Text goes in, text comes out. Garbage in, garbage out.
The best tools combined with an imperfect specification is still a bad path forward.
What actually works is orchestration.
Start by creating a spec file. Ask Claude Code to spin up five agents, each an expert in a different area, to critique it, expand it, fill gaps, and surface edge cases. Have them add structure and Mermaid diagrams to show flow. Then have the main agent review their work and produce a finalized specification you can agree on.
Only then move to implementation. Bring back those same agents, assign each a section, and have the main agent enforce strict adherence to the agreed-upon spec.
Even at that point, most people hit another wall.
The computer beats you on stamina and perseverance. For every line of input you type, you get a page of output you’re expected to read, validate, and respond to. Before long, you’re lost between walls of text.
That’s exactly what happened to me while working on an AI-enabled SaaS project. Two weeks in, I was fatigued and discouraged. Not because the AI was weak, but because the interaction model was exhausting.
I caught myself thinking, I wish I could talk to my AI coding agents and have them talk back. Two weeks later, I had a prototype. It was addictive. My productivity jumped roughly tenfold. 🚀
That’s when I abandoned the original SaaS project and focused entirely on building ehAye Engine, which gives Claude Code voice, vision, and control.
Claude Code stopped being just a tool and became a teammate.
Once I was free of the text box and could have a natural two-way conversation with Claude Code, everything changed.
Mileage may vary, try it and report back. I’m curious how your view changes.
Val Neekman
CEO and Founder, Neekware Inc.
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