# Route a coding agent's questions by the kind of decision, and log every answer

PaperChase agent use case (free feed entry), version 1.0. Source: [u/DynoKore](https://www.reddit.com/r/AI_Agents/comments/1xiiris/we_route_our_coding_agents_questions_by_type_of/), 2026-10-28.

## What they did

Every answer is recorded with who gave it, so later questions can cite earlier decisions instead of being asked again. In the week to 26 October 2026 the agents raised 762 design questions; of the 737 answered, the owner answered 59. The rule they stress: 'not sure which route' counts as a reason to ask a person, otherwise the agent ends up judging the risk itself.

## Worth knowing

The figures are the team's own. The idea scales down: even a solo builder can keep a decision log the agent reads before asking. A related thread asks which early question saved the most rework; one example was whether a support bot needs account data or just docs.

## Workflow template

```text
Apply this workflow to [your project]:
1. Tell the agent to stop and ask with two or three options when the task goes past the spec.
2. Sort questions into: product direction, rule exception, loosening a check, routine design.
3. Send the first three to a person; answer routine ones from your rules and past rulings.
4. Record every answer with who gave it and point later questions to it.
5. Treat 'unsure which kind' as a person question.
Stop and ask me before anything irreversible: deploys, payments, sends or deletes.
```

## Steps

1. **Tell the agent to stop and ask with two or three options when the task.** Tell the agent to stop and ask with two or three options when the task goes past the spec.
2. **Sort questions into: product direction, rule exception, loosening a ch.** Sort questions into: product direction, rule exception, loosening a check, routine design.
3. **Send the first three to a person; answer routine ones from your rules .** Send the first three to a person; answer routine ones from your rules and past rulings.
4. **Record every answer with who gave it and point later questions to it.** Record every answer with who gave it and point later questions to it.
5. **Treat 'unsure which kind' as a person question.** Treat 'unsure which kind' as a person question.

## Credit

Workflow reported by u/DynoKore: https://www.reddit.com/r/AI_Agents/comments/1xiiris/we_route_our_coding_agents_questions_by_type_of/
Related: https://www.reddit.com/r/AI_Agents/comments/1xhuh09/when_has_an_agent_asked_a_question_that_actually/

Summary and template written by PaperChaseWebb in our own words. Questions: mgmt@paperchasewebb.com