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Simplification Cascades from vodailocz/kilo-kit-mcp is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
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- Apache-2.0
Find one insight that eliminates multiple components - "if this is true, we don't need X, Y, or Z".
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What the file says
# Simplification Cascades ## Overview Sometimes one insight eliminates 10 things. Look for the unifying principle that makes multiple components unnecessary. **Core principle:** "Everything is a special case of..." collapses complexity dramatically. ## Quick Reference | Symptom | Likely Cascade | |---------|----------------| | Same thing implemented 5+ ways | Abstract the common pattern | | Growing special case list | Find the general case | | Complex rules with exceptions | Find the rule that has no exceptions | | Excessive config options | Find defaults that work for 95% | ## The Pattern **Look for:** - Multiple implementations of similar concepts - Special case handling everywhere - "We need to handle A, B, C, D differently..." - Complex rules with many exceptions **Ask:** "What if they're all the same thing underneath?" ## Examples ### Cascade 1: Stream Abstraction **Before:** Separate handlers for batch/real-time/file/network data **Insight:** "All inputs are streams - just different sources" **After:** One stream processor, multiple stream sources **Eliminated:** 4 separate implementations ### Cascade 2: Resource Governance …
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How to install
mdr add vodailocz/kilo-kit-mcp/Simplification Cascades@sha256:57417c2d46934c22The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.1.0, 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.
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Source
vodailocz/kilo-kit-mcp · 27 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-24 · branch main
API
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