simplify
Challenge Complexity
Systematic pushback against over-engineering → justified simplicity.
<when_to_use>
- Planning features or architecture
- Choosing frameworks, libraries, patterns
- Evaluating proposed solutions
- Detecting premature optimization or abstraction
- Build vs buy decisions
NOT for: trivial tasks, clear requirements with validated complexity, regulatory/compliance-mandated approaches
</when_to_use>
Load the maintain-tasks skill when applying framework to non-trivial proposals:
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