The distinction between high and low stakes is critical for vibe coding. In my experiments with agentic engineering, I've found that the best way to lower the stakes is to embrace 'agent-agnostic' plans and local-first execution. If the agent can generate a plan that is readable by humans and other agents, the 'vibe' becomes a structured protocol that can be validated before it hits production. This mirrors the author's point about 'evaluating the big strokes'—the plan is the big stroke, the code is the detail.