🚀 AI-Powered Coding Tools: Best Practices & Mastery Guide

📋 Table of Contents

• 🛡️ Universal Best Practices
• 🧰 Supported Tools & IDEs
• 🔗 Best Practices & Learning Resources

🛡️ Universal Best Practices

The following principles apply to all AI-assisted coding tools.
They help you leverage AI effectively without sacrificing code quality, security, or architectural consistency.

1. 🎯 Effective Prompting (The Most Critical Skill)

• Be specific and constrained
  Avoid vague prompts. Clearly describe what you want, how it should be done, and within which constraints.

  ❌ “Refactor this code”
  ✅ “Refactor this function to use async/await, add input validation, and apply TypeScript generics.”

• Define the expected output
  Examples:

  • “Generate unit tests using Jest”
  • “Return a Mermaid class diagram”
  • “Output only the code diff, no explanation”

• Iterate instead of over-prompting
  Start simple, review the output, then refine.
  AI works best in short feedback loops, not one giant prompt.

2. 📚 Context Is Everything

AI can only produce high-quality results when it understands the full context.

• Explicitly state technical constraints

  • Frameworks (React Hooks, Spring Boot, FastAPI)
  • Libraries (Zod, Prisma, Pandas)
  • Internal conventions (naming, logging, error handling)

• Reference related code Do not expect the AI to infer your architecture.

  Example:
  “This new endpoint must follow the same error handling pattern as UserService.ts.”

• Explain intent and business logic Tell the AI why the code exists, not just what to write.

3. 🛡️ Verification and Accountability (Non-Negotiable)

• Never commit blindly
  AI output should be treated as a draft, not final production code.

• Test everything Especially for:

  • Authentication & authorization
  • Data validation
  • Performance-critical paths

• AI accelerates — it does not replace expertise
  If you don’t fully understand the generated code, you shouldn’t ship it.

🧰 Supported Tools & IDEs

🔗 Best Practices & Learning Resources

General AI Coding & Agent Resources

• https://github.com/x1xhlol/system-prompts-and-models-of-ai-tools
• https://github.com/botingw/rulebook-ai
• https://github.com/steipete/agent-rules
• https://github.com/filipecalegario/awesome-vibe-coding
• https://github.com/ai-for-developers/awesome-ai-coding-tools
• https://github.com/dontriskit/awesome-ai-system-prompts
• https://github.com/coleam00/context-engineering-intro
• https://github.com/ghuntley/how-to-build-a-coding-agent
• https://github.com/CyberSecurityUP/Offensive-AI-Agent-Prompts
• https://github.com/e2b-dev/awesome-ai-agents
• https://github.com/wsxiaoys/awesome-ai-coding
• https://github.com/business-science/awesome-generative-ai-data-scientist
• https://github.com/ifokeev/awesome-copilots
• https://github.com/inmve/awesome-ai-coding-techniques
• https://github.com/devtoolsd/awesome-devtools
• https://github.com/Cognitive-Stack/awesome-one-hit-vibe-code

Cursor

• https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules
• https://github.com/grapeot/devin.cursorrules
• https://github.com/sanjeed5/awesome-cursor-rules-mdc
• https://github.com/kleneway/awesome-cursor-mpc-server

Claude Code

• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-cookbooks
• https://github.com/hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code
• https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide
• https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings
• https://github.com/diet103/claude-code-infrastructure-showcase
• https://github.com/gotalab/cc-sdd
• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-quickstarts
• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code-security-review
• https://github.com/glittercowboy/taches-cc-resources
• https://github.com/wesammustafa/Claude-Code-Everything-You-Need-to-Know
• https://github.com/zilliztech/claude-context
• https://github.com/ruvnet/claude-flow
• https://github.com/steipete/agent-rules
• https://github.com/peterkrueck/Claude-Code-Development-Kit

Templates:

• https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates
• https://github.com/centminmod/my-claude-code-setup
• https://github.com/discus0434/python-template-for-claude-code

Prompts:

• https://github.com/langgptai/awesome-claude-prompts
• https://github.com/Piebald-AI/claude-code-system-prompts
• https://github.com/severity1/claude-code-prompt-improver
• https://github.com/JeremyMorgan/Claude-Code-Reviewing-Prompts
• https://github.com/mustafakendiguzel/claude-code-ui-agents

Agents:

• https://github.com/wshobson/agents
• https://github.com/vijaythecoder/awesome-claude-agents
• https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents
• https://github.com/davepoon/claude-code-subagents-collection
• https://github.com/iannuttall/claude-agents
• https://github.com/lst97/claude-code-sub-agents
• https://github.com/darcyegb/ClaudeCodeAgents
• https://github.com/hesreallyhim/a-list-of-claude-code-agents
• https://github.com/stretchcloud/claude-code-unified-agents
• https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/claude_code_agent_farm
• https://github.com/IncomeStreamSurfer/claude-code-agents-wizard-v2
• https://github.com/zhsama/claude-sub-agent
• https://github.com/vanzan01/claude-code-sub-agent-collective

Skills:

• https://github.com/obra/superpowers
• https://github.com/travisvn/awesome-claude-skills
• https://github.com/simonw/claude-skills
• https://github.com/zxkane/aws-skills
• https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills
• https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills
• https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills
• https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-skills
• https://github.com/obra/superpowers-skills
• https://github.com/abubakarsiddik31/claude-skills-collection

GitHub Copilot

• https://github.com/microsoft/Mastering-GitHub-Copilot-for-Paired-Programming
• https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot
• https://github.com/Vishavjeet6/awesome-copilot-instructions
• https://github.com/dfinke/awesome-copilot-chatmodes
• https://github.com/Code-and-Sorts/awesome-copilot-agents

Windsurf

• https://github.com/ichoosetoaccept/awesome-windsurf

TRAE

• https://github.com/jojomensah89/awesome-trae

Learning Resources

Articles, guides, and references for learning AI-assisted development.

• How to Build a Coding Agent
• Awesome AI Coding Tools
• Awesome Vibe Coding
• Mastering GitHub Copilot
• Spec-Driven Development with Claude Code

Contributing

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License

This list is licensed under the MIT License.