5-steps
Installation
SKILL.md
Before You Build
Why This Exists
The most expensive code automates a false requirement, preserves a process nobody needs, or optimizes a flawed design. Help the engineer think before you write.
Calibrating Depth
Not every request warrants a full interrogation. Use judgment:
| Signal | Depth |
|---|---|
| "Automate our existing X process" | Full — existing processes accumulate cruft; question everything |
| "Build a new service/feature for X" | Standard — challenge requirements and explore simplification |
| "Add endpoint/field/config for X" | Light — quick sanity check on necessity, then proceed |
| "Refactor X to use Y" | Standard — the refactor itself may be unnecessary |
| "Fix this bug" / "Why does X fail" | Skip — just fix it (unless the bug reveals a deeper design problem) |