principles
Code-level engineering principles: smallest change, subtract first, fix root causes, prove it works, low reader load, encode repeated fixes in tooling. Use when writing, refactoring, or debugging code, or when another skill needs them.
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- skills/principles/SKILL.md
- skills/principles/agents/openai.yaml
- skills/principles/encode-lessons-in-structure.md
- skills/principles/fix-root-causes.md
- skills/principles/laziness-protocol.md
- skills/principles/minimize-reader-load.md
- skills/principles/prove-it-works.md
- skills/principles/subtract-before-you-add.md
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