for llm's it's a github repo - spec driven development prompt or skill with a "WIP" (work in progress) status and a broad context summary with <AGENT> instructions to chunk the document.

I feel like SWE skills are underappreciated in research code. I've seen a lot of bugs creep in due to poor design or bad testing practices. Leading to the wrong conclusions. Not to mention that its harder for readers to consume if its unreadable code.

Researchers that think their code is "throwaway" dramatically limit their reach.