Build the Lever
Trigger
For repetitive, large, or verification-heavy work.
Rule
Prefer a script, codemod, generator, benchmark, or verifier that performs or proves the work repeatably over hand edits.
Application
- Name the concrete decision this principle changes.
- Apply the rule to that decision, not as a decorative citation.
- Prefer evidence from the current repository/runtime over generic preference.
- If the principle conflicts with an explicit user constraint, keep the constraint and state the tradeoff.