Encode Lessons in Structure
Trigger
When the same corrective instruction appears more than once.
Rule
Turn recurring guidance into a type, lint, test, metadata flag, generator, runtime check, or skill so the system carries the lesson.
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.