principle-encode-lessons-in-structure
Apply when you catch yourself writing the same instruction a second time, or notice a recurring correction.
Skill by minghinmatthewlam
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Works with Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf. Read the repository before you give any tool access to your data.
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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md and code. Checked Oct 25, 2026.
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~/.claude/skills/principle-encode-lessons-in-structure
What's inside
- Skill name
principle-encode-lessons-in-structure- Description
- Apply when you catch yourself writing the same instruction a second time, or notice a recurring correction. Encode the rule as a lint, metadata flag, runtime check, or script instead of more text.
- License
- MIT
- Instructions
- 24 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
Files (2)
- SKILL.md
- openai.yaml · agents/
SKILL.md (first lines)
# Encode Lessons in Structure If the lesson needs judgment and cannot be encoded, make the instruction more prominent and add an example of the failure mode. **Corollary:** If the fix is structural, only use the structural fix. The instruction is the symptom.
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Signals
- Stars
- 46
- Forks
- 3
- Open issues
- 0
- Last commit (this folder)
- Oct 13, 2026 (15 days ago)
From GitHub (fetched Oct 24, 2026).
Details
- License
- MIT
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- GitHubgithub-graphql
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principle-encode-lessons-in-structure skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/minghinmatthewlam-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure (last updated 2026-10-24)