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Make coding agents earn the green check 💡

Do not end an agent task with "implement this." End it with a command that can fail.

For a .NET repo, that might be dotnet test, a focused test project, a formatter check, or a small reproduction script. Tell the agent which command to run, what output to inspect, and what it should do if the command fails.

A good task contract has three parts:

• Change: the files or behavior to update.
• Proof: the exact command or test case.
• Stop condition: what needs human review instead of another retry.

This also makes PR review faster. You get a diff plus evidence, not a confident paragraph saying the fix should work.

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