principle-encode-lessons-in-structure

backnotprop/pstack/principle-encode-lessons-in-structure

Apply when you catch yourself writing the same instruction a second time, or notice a recurring correction. Encode the rule as a lint, metadata flag, runtime check, or script instead of more text.

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Installation

npx skills add https://github.com/backnotprop/pstack --skill principle-encode-lessons-in-structure

Skill files

SKILL.md

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SKILL.md›

---
name: principle-encode-lessons-in-structure
description: "Apply when you catch yourself writing the same instruction a second time, or notice a recurring correction. Encode the rule as a lint, metadata flag, runtime check, or script instead of more text."
disable-model-invocation: true
---

# Encode Lessons in Structure

If the lesson needs judgment and cannot be encoded, make the instruction more prominent and add an example of the failure mode.

**Corollary:** If the fix is structural, only use the structural fix. The instruction is the symptom.