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The browser + artifacts loop, concretely

Use "The built-in browser is a full browser inside the editor" to describe the practical rule.

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The browser + artifacts loop, concretely

The built-in browser is a full browser inside the editor: open any URL, render your running app, and say something like "increase the heading padding on the overview page," then watch it render while only the necessary files change. Three sub-agents back this: explore, bash and browser.

Artifacts are the proof layer: a cloud agent navigates its own virtual desktop, tests the change, records a video and screenshots, and on completion returns the walk-through plus type-checks and test results, uploadable directly to the PR. The routing rule: if the output is reviewable via an artifact, push it async; if it's fuzzier, stay foreground.

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Why the Mermaid move lands

Why the Mermaid move lands

It answers the legacy buyer's unspoken question, "can this thing even understand our mess?", with a diagram drawn from their actual repo.

Pair it with the codebase-as-docs habit: scan, diagram, then ask the codebase pointed questions live. That sequence reads as mastery.

Tie the spine back to the role: the demo proves the workflow you'll coach (plan, interrogate, verify, prove), which is exactly the trust-but-verify discipline that makes a rollout safe.