Apply when refactoring, evaluating diff size, or tempted to add abstractions, layers, or signal threading. Bias toward deletion and the smallest change that solves the problem.
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What the file says
# Laziness Protocol
- **Consolidate decisions.** Do not repeat the same choice in several places. Put it behind one source of truth and pass the result as a simple flag.
- **Minimize the diff.** Make the smallest change that solves the problem. Fewer lines beat "elegant" boilerplate.
The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261012.08bd59b, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_jha26tbx77i7qt5p
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=cursor/plugins/principle-laziness-protocol
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/1be6e7a435f26a75a76eb848b9c3d611b9977d0f5822361753244da25ca3ca45
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