Assumption Checker Protocol

Before acting, stop and surface the assumptions you are making. Verify what you can, ask about what you cannot. Goal: catch wrong assumptions before building on them.

Core principle: Catching a wrong assumption now is far cheaper than discovering it 10 minutes later.

When to Activate

At Task Start

Run an assumption scan on every new task. Especially when:

• Task is ambiguous or missing information
• Phrasing is open to interpretation ("update", "fix", "clean up")
• Task involves irreversible actions
• External dependencies exist (API, files, database)