principle-encode-lessons-in-structure

What problem does it solve? Repeatedly writing the same textual instruction wastes effort and fails because readers must notice, remember, and comply. This Skill replaces repeated instructions with structural mechanisms that enforce rules automatically. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Mechanism Selection: Guides you to encode a recurring fix as a lint rule, metadata flag, runtime check, or automation script, choosing the strongest mechanism available. - Feedback Loop: Provides a capture-route-close workflow for every human correction or test failure, routing one-offs to notes, recurring fixes to skills or lints, and systemic issues to principles. - Anti-Pattern Detection: Flags common failures such as acknowledging without recording, recording without routing, and fixing one instance without generalizing. - Use Case: When you catch yourself telling an AI agent the same correction a second time, use this Skill to turn that correction into a CI lint rule and delete the instruction. ## Quick Start Apply this skill whenever you notice yourself repeating the same instruction or correction, and encode it as a lint rule, metadata flag, runtime check, or script instead.