git:20261003.a632f62 to git:20261011.042ae70
7 added, 12 removed. Audit A to A.
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name: principle-never-block-on-the-human
- description: "Apply when tempted to ask 'should I do X?' on reversible work. Proceed, present the result, let the human course-correct after the fact; reserve confirmation for irreversible actions."
+ description: "Apply when tempted to ask 'should I do X?' on reversible work."
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# Never Block on the Human
- The human supervises asynchronously. Agents must stay unblocked. Make reasonable decisions, proceed, and let the human course-correct after the fact.
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- **Why:** Every permission pause stalls the pipeline and makes the human the bottleneck. Since code changes are reversible and reviewable, a wrong decision usually costs less than blocking.
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- **Pattern:**
- - **Proceed, then present.** Do the work, show the result. Don't ask "should I do X?" Do X, explain why.
- - **Make the system self-healing.** When you notice a problem, log it and fix it in the next round.
+ The human supervises asynchronously. Agents must stay unblocked. Make reasonable decisions, proceed, and let the human course-correct after the fact. Since code changes are reversible and reviewable, a wrong decision usually costs less than blocking.
- **Boundaries:**
- - **Irreversible actions** (force-push, delete production data, send external messages) still require confirmation.
- - **Reversible actions** (write code, edit notes, split tasks) should proceed without blocking.
- - **Product direction** comes from the human. *Execution* should not block.
+ - Proceed, then present. Do the work, show the result. Don't ask "should I do X?" Do X, explain why.
+ - Make the system self-healing. When you notice a problem, log it and fix it in the next round.
+ - Irreversible actions (force-push, delete production data, send external messages) still require confirmation.
+ - Reversible actions (write code, edit notes, split tasks) should proceed without blocking.
+ - Product direction comes from the human. Execution should not block.