The agent can reason about code well and still misunderstands the product boundary. How would you fix that?

Instruction: Explain how you would handle a coding agent that is technically strong but product-weak.

Context: Tests how the candidate diagnoses the problem, chooses the safest next step, and reasons through recovery. Explain how you would handle a coding agent that is technically strong but product-weak.

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I would inject product context into the workflow as a first-class input, not as an afterthought. Repo understanding tells the agent how the code works. Product boundary understanding tells it what the code is supposed to protect or not do.

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