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As the AI assistant's tool surface grew, the system prompt stopped being instructions and became the routing layer. What that shift means for designing AI features.

Every time the chat broke, Claude recommended streaming as the fix. I kept saying no.

AI as a database editor, using tool calling, can replace traditional forms by directly modifying data through natural language conversations. This enables AI to make judgment calls and iteratively refine content, contrasting with forms that demand upfront answers.

The post explains how to implement "fire-and-forget" async AI jobs using Next.js 15's `after()` API, ensuring a fast user response. It details handling individual job failures and updating the UI via client-side polling based on data presence.