Implementation Bounds

Unbounded agents easily drift: touching unrelated files, adding unneeded dependencies, and quietly breaking public contracts. This skill establishes tight operational boundaries and a strict stop-the-line rule.

Pre-flight: Declare the Target Scope

Before modifying code, declare:

• Target Files: the primary files to create or modify (ideally 1 to 5 files per slice).
• Touched Interfaces: which exported signatures, endpoints, or schemas will change.

Deviation Rules

Minor Deviation (Proceed Autonomously)

Cohesive cascading edits that directly support the target task and preserve external contracts:

• Updating accompanying unit tests for the modified functions.
• Re-exporting new symbols in a local barrel index.ts.
• Extracting private helpers or refining local types within the module. Proceed with these changes without interrupting the user.