Principle Encode Lessons In Structure Agent Skill
by backnotprop
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.
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context cost
SKILL.md, read when the skill is used
1
files
instructions only
0
copies elsewhere
how many repositories repackaged it
2 793
stars on the repo
on the repository, not the skill itself
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/backnotprop/pstack --skill principle-encode-lessons-in-structureThe instruction itself
1 sections, as written by the authorEncode 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.
How to use it
Copy the folder
Take backnotprop/principle-encode-lessons-in-structure from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
Check the name does not clash
The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the
same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.