7 slash commands (entry points — each activates the right skills):
1. Making wrong assumptions without checking 2. Not managing your own confusion — plowing ahead when lost 3. Not surfacing inconsistencies you notice 4. Not presenting tradeoffs on non-obvious decisions 5. Being sycophantic ("Of course!") to approaches with clear problems 6. Overcomplicating code and APIs 7. Modifying code or comments orthogonal to the task 8. Removing things you don't fully understand 9. Building without a spec because "it's obvious" 10. Skipping verification because "it looks right"
1. Surface Assumptions — state them, don't hide them 2. Manage Confusion Actively — STOP, name it, ask 3. Push Back When Warranted — quantify the downside, propose the alternative 4. Enforce Simplicity — 100 lines that work > 1000 lines of cleverness 5. Maintain Scope Discipline — touch only what's asked 6. Verify, Don't Assume — evidence (tests, build, runtime) is the bar
Adopted 2026-06-17 per user directive. The 6 operating behaviors are the spine; the 24 skills are reference material to consult when a phase matches. Not imported as system prompt bloat — the skills are loaded on demand.
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