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// Approach

From hands-on to fully autonomous — and the judgement in between.

The difference isn't „prompting more", it's the system. Depending on the task I work on one of three levels. The real value is knowing which one when — and where guardrails make the difference between a toy and production.

Level 01

Manual

Closely guided pair engineering. I plan, build and review at every step — Claude as an extremely fast tool, me as the responsible engineer.

When: delicate changes, unclear requirements, critical code paths, first exploration of an unfamiliar codebase.
Level 02

Semi-automated

Clearly scoped tasks run in controlled loops: plan → implement → test → review. I define the task and the guardrails, the loop does the legwork.

When: well-bounded features, recurring patterns, migration steps, backfilling test coverage.
Level 03

Orchestrated

Several specialised agents work coordinated and largely autonomously on large efforts — separated into planning, implementation and verification, secured by budgets and control loops.

When: large efforts, parallel work fronts, continuous maintenance over long periods. That's exactly how RAMP was built.
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Learn this with your team.

How these levels are built in concrete terms is what I teach in the workshops — on your real tasks, not toy demos.