Best Practice First

Research deeply, validate thoroughly, then execute with confidence.

The default instinct is to jump straight into implementation — write code, see if it works, fix what breaks. This skill enforces the opposite: understand the problem space fully, find the established best practice, confirm the approach, and only then write code that you know is correct.

This applies regardless of how simple the task appears. "Simple" tasks are where outdated assumptions cause the most damage.

Anti-Pattern: "I Already Know How To Do This"

Your training data has a cutoff. Libraries release breaking changes. APIs get deprecated. Config formats evolve. The way you "know" how to do something may be 6-18 months out of date. The entire point of this skill is to verify against current reality before acting.