The latest articles on Forem by Saniel Doe (@saniel_doe_7c469c36088a98). https://forem.com/saniel_doe_7c469c36088a98 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3883281%2Ffa14420c-9f5a-4de3-bd9b-12b0a9b88d3f.png https://forem.com/saniel_doe_7c469c36088a98 en Saniel Doe Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:42:58 +0000 https://forem.com/saniel_doe_7c469c36088a98/i-built-the-most-honest-ai-coding-agent-it-tells-you-exactly-what-it-did-nothing-35ib https://forem.com/saniel_doe_7c469c36088a98/i-built-the-most-honest-ai-coding-agent-it-tells-you-exactly-what-it-did-nothing-35ib <p>I've been using AI coding agents for a while. They all share one thing:<br> they sound very confident about work they may or may not have done. </p> <p>So I built one that's upfront about it.</p> <h2> Meet p_ (Pinocchio) </h2> <ol> <li>Asks smart clarifying questions (powered by a real LLM) </li> <li>Generates a convincing implementation plan </li> <li>Shows professional tool call output </li> <li>Does absolutely nothing </li> </ol> <p>The nose grows with every "completed" task.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fsanieldoe%2Fp_%2Fraw%2Fmain%2Fdemo%2Fdemo.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fsanieldoe%2Fp_%2Fraw%2Fmain%2Fdemo%2Fdemo.gif" alt="demo" width="760" height="507"></a></p> <h2> How it works </h2> <p>The LLM (gemma4 via Ollama) handles the planning and conversation: that part is genuinely useful. The execution layer<br> is pure theater: <code>Read</code>, <code>Edit</code>, and <code>Bash</code> calls are fabricated from a pool of plausible file names and results.</p> <h2> Install </h2> <p><code>curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sanieldoe/p_/main/install.sh | bash</code><br> </p> <h2> Why </h2> <p>Sometimes the most honest thing you can do is be honest about the gap between what AI agents claim and what they do.</p> <p>Also it's funny. </p> <p>→ <a href="https://github.com/sanieldoe/p_" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/sanieldoe/p_</a> </p> vibecoding parody claudecode ai