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Adopt a proceed-then-present principle: the agent makes reasonable decisions on reversible work, completes it, and presents the result with reasoning. Confirmation is reserved only for irreversible actions like force-pushes or deleting production data.

Confirmation is required for irreversible actions such as force-pushing, deleting production data, or sending external messages. It is also appropriate when intent genuinely cannot be inferred from context, not for routine reversible edits.

Reversible actions include writing code, editing notes, and splitting tasks, since they can be reviewed and corrected afterward. A wrong implementation costs minutes to fix, while a blocked agent costs the human's attention.

The human reviews plans, diffs, and changes on their own schedule after the work is done. Workflows are designed for review-after-the-fact so the agent stays unblocked and the pipeline never stalls waiting for permission.

Product direction still comes from the human, and irreversible or externally visible actions still require explicit confirmation. The principle governs execution only, not decision-making authority over goals or destructive operations.