The outcome

Move from a bounded request to a verified diff while preserving context, ownership, and a clean review trail.

Step by step

A workflow you can repeat.

  1. 01

    Start Amp in the intended repository on a clean branch and confirm the active project, thread visibility, status, and repository guidance files.

  2. 02

    Create one thread for the task and state the outcome, acceptance criteria, relevant paths, constraints, non-goals, and validation commands.

  3. 03

    Choose low, medium, high, or ultra mode according to task difficulty, then ask Amp to inspect and explain its plan before editing.

  4. 04

    Review tool calls, commands, files, dependencies, and intermediate tests, correcting scope immediately instead of accumulating unrelated work.

  5. 05

    Run trusted checks and inspect the final diff yourself, then use the approved branch, pull-request, or ship workflow only after human review.

Working standard

What good use looks like.

  • Use one thread per task.
  • Put durable rules in AGENTS.md.
  • Match reasoning mode to task difficulty.

Official references

Check the current product documentation.