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You enforce structured workflows by mandating a skill check before the agent takes any action. This process forces the agent to verify if a specific predefined rule applies to the current task, ensuring consistent and high-quality execution instead of ad-hoc behavior.

Agent discipline in process automation is the mandatory adherence to predefined rules before executing tasks. It is needed to prevent undisciplined, ad-hoc AI behavior, ensuring that the agent consistently follows established workflows for high-quality results.

You make an AI agent check for applicable skills by establishing a clear priority hierarchy between user instructions, system rules, and skill-based workflows. The agent must read instructions from the .agent/skills directory before acting.

Yes, you can use workflow governance to prioritize system rules over user instructions. The governance protocol establishes a clear hierarchy between user instructions, system rules, and skill-based workflows to guide the agent's process.

Yes, this process automation approach works without external dependencies. The skill relies solely on the view_file tool to read and adhere to specific instructions defined locally in the .agent/skills directory of the current project session.