Prompting for Code: Specs Agents Understand
Most poor agent results start with an unclear request. In this workshop you learn to write specifications that agents can follow: a precise goal, relevant context, constraints and testable acceptance criteria. You practise on real tickets from your own backlog and learn to iterate efficiently when the first result misses the mark.
Request without obligation- Duration
- half day
- Level
- Beginner
- Format
- Remote or on-site, English or German
- Group size
- Up to 12 participants per trainer
Who it is for
- Developers new to working with coding agents
- Product owners and business analysts who write tickets
- Tech leads who want better delegation habits
What your team will be able to do
- Structure a prompt with goal, context, constraints and acceptance criteria
- Rewrite vague tickets into agent-ready specifications
- Decompose large requests into reviewable steps
- Give feedback that corrects an agent efficiently
- Recognise typical failure patterns such as scope creep and invented APIs
Agenda
- What makes a good requestExamples of weak and strong prompts and the reasoning behind the difference.
- Anatomy of a specGoal, context, constraints, examples and acceptance criteria as building blocks.
- From ticket to promptParticipants convert real tickets into specifications and compare agent results.
- DecompositionBreaking larger work into steps that can be verified one at a time.
- Iterating and correctingGiving targeted feedback, resetting when a session drifts and knowing when to take over manually.
Prerequisites
- No prior agent experience required
- Basic familiarity with software development concepts
- A laptop and access to a coding agent, or we provide a shared setup
Why apprat.io workshops
- Taught by practising AI Code Engineers
- Your repositories or a sandbox project
- AI speed, human responsibility: review, security and governance included
- ISO 9001 & ISO/IEC 27001 certified processes
- Follow-up office hours after 30 days
Request without obligation
Tell us about your team and goals. We reply within one business day with a tailored agenda and a quote – free and without obligation.
24/7 call support in English & German:
+49 761 519 751 50
Frequently asked questions
Is the workshop only for developers?
It is useful for anyone who writes requirements for developers or agents, although some exercises involve reading code.
Does it depend on a specific agent?
No. The principles apply across tools, and we run exercises with the tool your team uses.
Will we get a prompt library?
You will leave with templates and examples you built from your own tickets.
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