Principle Optimization Never Dependency

Keeps optional enhancements off the correctness path. Apply when adding subagents, second-vendor passes, caches, or uploads.

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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.

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