Category · 5 laws
Scope & Design
How you shape the agent.
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Narrow Beats General
Three sharp tools beat thirty dull ones.
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Determinism at the Edges
Model in the middle, code at the boundaries.
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Observability Precedes Autonomy
You can't grant autonomy you can't trace.
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Decompose Before You Scale
When it's unreliable, split it. Don't supersize it.
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The Cheapest Fix First
Reach for the prompt before the platform.