Self-Monitor — Pre-Action Intent Check

What this addresses

Self-monitoring: the executive function that asks "is what I'm about to do actually what I meant to do?" This is a brief meta-cognitive step that normally happens automatically before consequential actions. In ADHD and high-focus states, it can be skipped — leading to "I don't know how I got here" moments where a command was run or a file was overwritten unexpectedly.

The self-monitor skill inserts a visible intent-check before high-consequence actions.

When to apply

Apply before:

• Running destructive shell commands (rm, drop, truncate, git reset --hard, force push)
• Database mutations (DELETE, DROP, UPDATE without WHERE)
• Committing code (verify the right files are staged, the message matches the work)
• Closing or deleting items from a tracked backlog
• Replacing a user-owned file wholesale when the change is hard to review or restore

Do the check silently for routine, reversible in-scope edits. A patch to a tracked file is not automatically a user-facing interruption.