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Surgical

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Forces Claude to match output scope exactly to what was requested. Triggers before adding error handling for impossible edge cases, extracting one-time abstractions into classes, writing tests that weren't asked for, refactoring surrounding code during a bug fix, or future-proofing with config options nobody requested. Does not trigger when error handling, tests, or validation are the explicit subject of the request. The best code is code you didn't write.

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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI

Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.

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About this skill

Forces Claude to match output scope exactly to what was requested. Triggers before adding error handling for impossible edge cases, extracting one-time abstractions into classes, writing tests that weren't asked for, refactoring surrounding code during a bug fix, or future-proofing with config options nobody requested. Does not trigger when error handling, tests, or validation are the explicit subject of the request. The best code is code you didn't write.

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About this listing

Category
Engineering
Reported license
MIT
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
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