Optimization, Never a Dependency
Treat nested sub-agents, second-vendor passes, screenshot uploads, and couriers as optional enhancements: Skip loudly on any failure, fall back inline, and preserve the outcome.
- On absence, error, or silence, perform the work inline with available tools and continue; never fail solely because the enhancement failed.
- Never soften a verdict because an optional pass did not run; record the skip and reason under
principle-skip-loudly. - Never let enhancements block, retry-loop, or prompt the user.
- Discard malformed enhancement results and use the fallback; never repair and trust them.
- Apply this rule only to enhancements; guarantees fail closed under
principle-fail-closed.