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Agent skillsA principle you have to remember is a principle you'll forgetThe field handbook: turn each lesson into something installable — so the right thing happens without waiting on your memory Agent skillsVerify Before You Call It DoneA forcing function so the agent proves a fix instead of claiming it.Agent skillsPlan First, Then CodeA forcing function that makes the agent show its approach — and stop — before touching code.Agent skillsMap the Blast Radius Before You EditA forcing function that makes the agent trace who depends on a symbol before it changes it.Agent skillsIf It's Deterministic, Don't Make It GuessA forcing function that sends exact-answer work to a script instead of the model's reasoning.Agent skillsDiagnose From the Symptom, Not the GuessA prompt that forces a real diagnosis before a single line of fix.Agent skillsMake It Argue Against Its Own PlanA prompt that pressure-tests an approach before you commit a single line to it.Agent skillsHand Off to Your Next SessionA slash command that turns a session into a note the next one can pick up cold.Agent skillsA Review That Doesn't Rubber-StampA reusable Skill that reviews a change for real problems instead of approving it by reflex.Agent skillsRun to the gate, then stop — not step-by-stepA prompt that lets the agent run on its own but stop at the few places worth stopping — so you can let go without losing control.Agent skillsA CLAUDE.md skeleton — turn a description into operating lawA minimal frame to paste into CLAUDE.md that tells the agent what to default to, when to stop and ask, and where the danger is.Agent skillsThe weekly review prompt — five minutes that turn experience into skillThree questions a week to know whether you're getting better or just getting used to mediocre.Agent skillsSplit the work into focused slices, each with clean contextA prompt that makes the agent break a big task into a few independent, checkable pieces — instead of cramming it all into one blind run.Agent skillsIs this even worth an agent — ask before you open the chatA pre-flight prompt that makes the agent sanity-check whether the task is worth handing over, instead of plowing into work a one-liner could do.Agent skillsProbe with a small task before you trust it in a new domainA prompt that makes the agent do one small slice and show how it thinks — before you hand over the whole task in a field it hasn't proven itself in.

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